What is the swap space in the disk used for?

Related questions

1. Why is swap area needed?
2. Do you need Linux swap?
3. Why swap space is used in Linux?
4. What is the purpose of swap space?
5. How much swap do I need?
6. What happens when swap memory is full?
7. What is swap memory?
8. What is swap in and swap out in Linux?
9. Can I delete swapfile?
10. What is swap usage?

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1. #memory
2. #portion
3. #simulate
4. #space
5. #definition
6. #additional
7. #virtual
8. #drive