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swappiness en · NOUN

Etymology

From swap + -y + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A setting in the Linux kernel determining the balance between swapping out runtime memory and dropping pages from the system page cache.
    • How frequently a Linux server utilizes swap is referred to as its swappiness. By default, the swappiness value on a Linux server is typically set to 60. 2016, Jay LaCroix, Mastering Ubuntu Server, page 187: