Swap

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

Computer Science

In computer science, a swap can refer to a specific algorithm

• Xor swap algorithm in programming
• Swap by addition and subtraction in programming

or can 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 to boot imported games

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.
• 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.

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