paging file

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Synonyms: paving tile

Antonyms: paving tile

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} A [[region]] of [[secondary storage]] [[allocated]] by the [[operating system]] to [[function]] as [[virtual memory]], [[extending]] [[physical]] [[RAM]].<ref>[https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/image129.png A screenshot with this term and the definition in Windows 7], from the article [https://web.archive.org/web/20210211013658/https://www.howtogeek.com/126430/htg-explains-what-is-the-windows-page-file-and-should-you-disable-it/ What Is the Windows Page File, and Should You Disable It?] by Chris Hoffman, updated December 2, 2020, at ''How-to Geek''</ref>

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