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The correct spelling is swap.
How to pronounce swap
/swɒp/
verbIPA: /swɒp/
Say it like: Swa-p
The correct spelling is swap. To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else). For example: "How much swap do you need?"
Usage Examples
“How much swap do you need?”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).
- 2.To hit, to strike.
- 3.To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
- 4.To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.
noun
- 1.An exchange of two comparable things.
- 2.A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
- 3.Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
- 4.A blow; a stroke.
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