Swap

Swap can refer generically to the exchanging of one thing for another.

Computer Science

In computer science, a swap usually refers to exchanging two variables in computer memory.

• XOR swap and arithmetic swap are examples of swap algorithms.

Swap can also refer to a

• swap partition used by operating systems. See also swap space, swap file.
• palette swap used in video games.
• swap trick used with the PlayStation, and Sega Saturn to boot imported and/home-burned games
• SWaP (Space, Watts and Performance) Metric A new IEEE standard for calculating server efficiency.

Finance

In finance a swap is an agreement to exchange one set of cash flows for another.

• interest rate swap
• basis swap
• stock swap
• equity swaps
• currency swap
• variance swap

Other

• Among development practitioners SWAp refers to the Sector-Wide Approach.
• In an engine swap, a car's engine is removed and replaced with another.
• Book swapping is the practice of swapping of books among people.
• A body swap is a stock plot in which two characters swap bodies.
• In shipping, swap body is a standard freight container.
• Wife Swap is a reality television series.
• Vote pairing, forrmerly called vote swapping, is a tactical voting practice among voters.
• Swapping is an increasingly popular barter system within online communities, in which participants exchange items of comparable value on a trust basis.
• Swop meet is gathering of people interested in the same exchanging/buying of simular products or services (i.e.) Car show swop meets. See website[1].
• Article Swapping refers to the sharing of information on the World Wide Web (WWW). Similar to social bookmarking or link exchange an article swap is a place to submit and distribute your written word to a large group of people. In short, article swapping combines the best attributes of social bookmarking, blogs, search engine, all in one package