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English translation: high/substantial swap file usage


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20:38 Feb 13, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general)
Russian term or phrase: уходить в своп
сейчас кто-нибудь что-нибудь делает с sql? он сильно ушел в своп
Simon Hollingsworth
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:17
English translation:high/substantial swap file usage
Explanation:
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Mikhail Kropotov
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:17
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Summary of answers provided
4to be in hard swapping
Galina Kasatkina
3 +1high/substantial swap file usage
Mikhail Kropotov
4thrashing
Victoria Penrice
3to start swapping actively
Boris Kimel
3Really busy
Nicholas Balabanov


  

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high/substantial swap file usage


Explanation:
I think...

Mikhail Kropotov
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:17
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 24
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agree  Dorene Cornwell: but something jargony like the swap file is sucking up all the resources / cpu/ cycles
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to start swapping actively


Explanation:
...up to "vigorously"

Boris Kimel
Russian Federation
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thrashing


Explanation:
I think the technical term for this is "thrashing", as in "the server is thrashing".

Sorry for placing the link in this section:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrashing_(computer_science)

Victoria Penrice
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:17
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Really busy


Explanation:
I think like that, cause context is:
Are somebody doing something in MySQL right now? It's really busy.

Nicholas Balabanov
Local time: 19:17
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1 day16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to be in hard swapping


Explanation:
When hard swapping is invoked, a much more aggressive approach is used to find memory.

Galina Kasatkina
Local time: 18:17
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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