Swap

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Swap may refer to:

[edit] Finance

  • Swap (finance), a derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cash flows against another
  • Barter

[edit] Technology

  • Swap space, related to a computer's virtual memory subsystem
  • Swap (computer science), exchanging two variables in the memory of a computer
  • SWAP (Sun Watcher using Active Pixel System Detector and Image Processing), a space instrument aboard the PROBA2 satellite
  • SWAP (Solar Wind Analyser around Pluto), a space instrument aboard the New Horizons spacecraft
  • Engine swap, to change the engine of a car
  • Paging, computer memory management involving swapping regions of memory to and from storage

[edit] Other

  • Swåp, an Anglo-Swedish folk music band
  • Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp), an approach to international development
  • Swaps (horse) (1952–1972), a California-bred American thoroughbred racehorse

[edit] See also

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