swappiness
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]swappiness (uncountable)
- (computing) A setting in the Linux kernel determining the balance between swapping out runtime memory and dropping pages from the system page cache.
- 2016, Jay LaCroix, Mastering Ubuntu Server, page 187:
- 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.