swap

• Sustantivo que denota la acción de intercambiar una cosa por otra, generalmente equivalente. También se refiere al proceso o transacción de trueque o intercambio.

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.

   Intercambio equitativo

   • 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.

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• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de intercambiar una cosa por otra, o de cambiar algo por algo diferente.

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.

   intercambiar o trocar

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

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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.

   Intercambiar datos en memoria

   • 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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