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'''Swap''' can refer generically to the exchanging of one thing for another; see also [[Barter]].
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==Computer science==
In [[computer science]], a '''[[swap (computer science)|swap]]''' usually refers to exchanging two [[variable]]s in the [[random access memory|memory]] of a computer.
'''Swap''' can also refer to a
* [[XOR swap algorithm|XOR swap]] is an example of a generic swap algorithm.
* [[Swap space]] (swap file, swap partition), used by [[operating system]]s to provide [[virtual memory]]
* [[Palette swap]] used in video games
* [[byte swap]] is used to convert data with different endianness
==Finance==
In [[finance]], a '''[[Swap (finance)|swap]]''' is an agreement to exchange one set of cash flows for another.
* [[accreting swap]]
* [[amortising swap]]
* [[basis swap]]
* [[commodity swap]]
* [[currency swap]]
* [[equity swaps]]
* [[forex swap]]
* [[interest rate swap]]
* [[stock swap]]
* [[total return swap]]
* [[variance swap]]
== Vehicles ==
* In an [[engine swap]], a car's engine is removed and replaced with another.
==Other==
* In mechanical or systems engineering, SWaP (Size Weight and Power) requirements; similar to SWEPT (Size, Weight, Energy, Performance, and Time) requirements.
* SWAP (Solar Wind Around Pluto) is a space instrument aboard the ''[[New Horizons]]'' spacecraft.
* In [[international development]], '''SWAp''' refers to the [[Sector-Wide Approach]].
* [[Book swapping]] is the practice of swapping of books among people.
* A [[body swap]] is a [[plot device]] in which two characters swap bodies.
* In shipping, a [[swap body]] is a standard freight container.
* ''[[Wife Swap]]'' is a reality television series.
* [[Vote pairing]], formerly called ''vote swapping'', is a form of [[tactical voting]].
* [[Flea market]]s are also known as ''swap meets''.
*[[Swåp]] is an [[England|Anglo]]-[[Sweden|Swedish]] [[folk music|folk]] band
* House swapping or [[Home exchange]]
*[[Swing Hip Hop]] (aka SWAP), a style of Hip Hop featured on the 2008 [[So You Think You Can Dance Australia]]
== See also ==
* [[Swapping]]
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