Swap (Verb)
Meaning 1
Move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The operating system will swap parts of the application into memory to improve performance.
- The system needs to swap the less frequently used data out of its random access memory.
- To prevent thrashing, it's essential to determine the optimal swap time for the process.
- During periods of low memory the program attempts to swap unnecessary code out to the disk.
- The virtual memory system can swap an entire process out of memory if necessary.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Exchange or give (something) in exchange for.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- I will swap my old phone for the new model if it's available.
- The two sisters decided to swap clothes so they could look different for the party.
- He offered to swap his Xbox for my PlayStation so we could try each other's consoles.
- If you swap the salt with sugar in the recipe, the taste will be completely different.
- The trading company will swap goods with other countries to generate revenue.