swap

• Существительное, обозначающее действие по обмену одной вещи на другую, обычно равноценную.

A noun referring to an act of exchanging one thing for another, typically of equal value.

1. An equal exchangeA2informal

   An act of giving one thing and receiving another of similar value in return.

   Обмен

   • We made a fair swap of our comic books.
   • The children arranged a swap of their toys.
   • They agreed to a swap of their shifts at work.

   Synonymsbarterexchangeinterchangeswoptrade

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия обмена одной вещи на другую.

A verb used to indicate the act of exchanging one thing for another.

1. Exchange or tradeA2informal

   To give something in exchange for something else.

   Обменять

   • They swapped phone numbers after the meeting.
   • I swapped my sandwich for her salad.
   • The children swapped toys during playtime.

   Synonymsbarterexchangeinterchangesubstituteswitchtrade

   Antonymskeepretain

2. Move data in memoryC1formalIT

   To move a piece of a program or data into or out of the main memory, typically to free up space.

   Перемещать данные в памяти

   • The operating system swaps inactive processes to the hard drive.
   • Memory swapping can slow down the computer if it happens too often.
   • The programmer optimized the code to reduce swapping.

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