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Finance

  • Swap (finance)
    Swap (finance)
    In finance, a swap is a derivative in which counterparties exchange certain benefits of one party's financial instrument for those of the other party's financial instrument. The benefits in question depend on the type of financial instruments involved...

    , a derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cash flows against another
  • Barter
    Barter
    Barter is a method of exchange by which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. It is usually bilateral, but may be multilateral, and usually exists parallel to monetary systems in most developed countries, though to a...


Technology

  • Swap space, related to a computer's virtual memory subsystem
  • Swap (computer science)
    Swap (computer science)
    In computer programming, the act of swapping two variables refers to mutually exchanging the values of the variables. Usually, this is done with the data in memory...

    , exchanging two variables in the memory of a computer
  • SWAP
    SWAP
    The "Sun Watcher using Active Pixel System Detector and Image Processing" telescope is a compact EUV imager on board the PROBA2 mission that will observe the Sun in extreme ultraviolet ....

     (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
    New Horizons
    New Horizons is a NASA robotic spacecraft mission currently en route to the dwarf planet Pluto. It is expected to be the first spacecraft to fly by and study Pluto and its moons, Charon, Nix, Hydra and S/2011 P 1. Its estimated arrival date at the Pluto-Charon system is July 14th, 2015...

    spacecraft
  • Engine swap
    Engine swap
    An engine swap is the process of removing a car's engine and replacing it with another. This is done either because of failure, or to install a different engine, usually one that is more powerful or more modern and maintainable....

    , to change the engine of a car
  • Paging
    Paging
    In computer operating systems, paging is one of the memory-management schemes by which a computer can store and retrieve data from secondary storage for use in main memory. In the paging memory-management scheme, the operating system retrieves data from secondary storage in same-size blocks called...

    , computer memory management involving swapping regions of memory to and from storage

Other

  • Swåp
    Swåp
    Swåp are an Anglo-Swedish band that produce a musical fusion of traditional nordic music and celtic music.-Biography:Swåp was formed in 1995 by Karen Tweed , Ian Carr , Ola Bäckström and Carina Normansson...

    , an Anglo-Swedish folk music band
  • Sector-Wide Approach
    Sector-Wide Approach
    Sector-Wide Approach is an approach to international development that "brings together governments, donors and other stakeholders within any sector. It is characterized by a set of operating principles rather than a specific package of policies or activities...

     (SWAp), an approach to international development
  • Swaps (horse)
    Swaps (horse)
    Swaps was a California bred American thoroughbred racehorse. He was the son of Khaled, a stallion imported from the Aga Khan's stud in Europe. Swaps goes back to the immortal Man o' War, via his dam, Iron Reward, through the Triple Crown winner, War Admiral. In the list of the top 100 U.S...

    (1952–1972), a California-bred American thoroughbred racehorse
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