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Swapping

Swap \Swap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Swapping.] [OE. swappen to strike; cf. E. to strike a bargain; perh. akin to E. sweep. Cf. Swap a blow, Swap, v. i.] [Written also swop.]

  1. To strike; -- with off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] ``Swap off his head!''
    --Chaucer.

  2. To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to swop. [Colloq.]
    --Miss Edgeworth.

Wiktionary
swapping

n. The act by which something is swapped; an exchange. vb. (present participle of swap English)

WordNet
swap

  1. n. an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: barter, swop, trade]

  2. [also: swops, swopping, swopped, swapping, swapped]

swap

  1. v. exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: trade, swop, switch]

  2. move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

  3. [also: swops, swopping, swopped, swapping, swapped]

swapping

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Wikipedia
Swapping

Swapping may refer to:

  • In computer systems, an older form of memory management, similar to paging
  • Swapping (barter)
  • Hot swapping
  • Book swapping
  • Wife swapping
  • Cumswapping
  • Clothes swapping

Usage examples of "swapping".

Some will be stationed in the warehouse, others in Man Station, with of course a lot of swapping back and forth.

Brian took up position ten feet behind and took out his pen, swapping out the point and checking visually to make sure he was ready.

This involved a certain amount of swapping back and forth as they tried to figure out which robe fitted who the best.

Charles was swapping conversational gambits with the governor, a grizzled Scotsman who wanted to hear news from Home, trying to find out if they could hire islanders to guide them into the jungle.