swapping

UK
/ˈswɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈswɑpɪŋ/
swappingnoun
swappings
pl
Translations
échangeAction d’échanger une chose contre une autre.
The swapping of books among friends is a great way to discover new authors.
L’échange de livres entre amis est un excellent moyen de découvrir de nouveaux auteurs.
Additional translations
échangeInformatique : échange de données entre la mémoire et le stockage.
Definitions
The act of exchanging one thing for another.
The swapping of books among friends is a great way to discover new authors.
A process in computing where data is exchanged between memory and storage.
Swapping is used to manage memory in operating systems when the RAM is full.
swappinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈswɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈswɑːpɪŋ/
More precise label for adjectival use of the present participle.
Translations
d’échangeS’emploie surtout dans des contextes techniques ou concrets.
The team implemented a swapping mechanism to optimize memory usage.
L’équipe a mis en place un mécanisme d’échange pour optimiser l’utilisation de la mémoire.
Additional translations
de permutationTechnique ; plus naturel dans certains contextes informatiques.
Definitions
Relating to or involved in the act or process of exchanging one thing for another, especially in technical contexts.
The team implemented a swapping mechanism to optimize memory usage.
swapverb

swapping

ing-form

swapped
Past Simple
swapped
Past Participle
swapping
ing-form
UK
/swɒp/
US
/swɑp/
Translations
They decided to swap their lunch items to try something different.
Ils ont décidé d’échanger leurs repas pour essayer quelque chose de différent.
She swapped the old batteries for new ones in the remote control.
Elle a remplacé les anciennes piles par des neuves dans la télécommande.
Additional translations
troquerSurtout pour des biens ou des services.
Definitions
To exchange one thing for another.
They decided to swap their lunch items to try something different.
To trade or barter goods or services.
The farmers would often swap produce at the market.
To substitute or replace one thing with another.
She swapped the old batteries for new ones in the remote control.
swapnoun
Definitions
An act of exchanging one thing for another.
The swap of books between the two friends was beneficial for both.
A financial agreement in which two parties exchange the cash flows or liabilities from two different financial instruments.
The company entered into a swap to hedge against interest rate fluctuations.
A place where people exchange items, often informally.
The community center hosted a swap where residents could trade clothes and household items.
In computing, a space on a storage device used to hold data that the operating system moves out of main memory temporarily.
When RAM was full, the system began writing pages to the swap.
swapadjective
Definitions
Relating to or intended for exchanging items or transferring data between memory and storage.
The application created a swap file on the hard drive.