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In a [[computer]] [[operating system]] which utilises [[paging]] for [[memory management]], '''page replacement algorithms''' are used to decide what pages to swap out when a page needs to be swapped in. That happens when a [[page fault]] occurs.

== The Theoretically Optimal Page Replacement Algorithm ==