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Swapped Out and Ready

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May 16, 20261 min read

Process State where the Process is ready to run but its memory has been swapped out to disk by the Operating System (OS).

  • The process has no pending I/O or blocked resources
  • Cannot be dispatched until the OS swaps its memory back into Physical Memory
  • Occurs when physical memory is under pressure

See also Swapped Out and Blocked.


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