Something tells me this will be edited very soon.
Used to be?
Yup, it's swap on *nix and "page file" or whatever on Windows. Without it, the OS would have to kill apps or just crash when it runs out.
I'm aware. I was hoping op could expound on their statement.
i haven't explicitly used it since i had a 386, forgive me if my memory's rusty
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Used to be?
Yup, it's swap on *nix and "page file" or whatever on Windows. Without it, the OS would have to kill apps or just crash when it runs out.
I'm aware. I was hoping op could expound on their statement.
i haven't explicitly used it since i had a 386, forgive me if my memory's rusty