スワップ

noun

swap (finance)

Abbreviation of スワップ取引. Used in financial contexts for derivative contracts where two parties exchange cash flows or other financial instruments.

See also: スワップ取引

• 金きん利りスワップは、固こ定てい金きん利りと変へん動どう金きん利りを交こう換かんする取とり引ひきです。

  An interest rate swap is a transaction that exchanges fixed and floating interest rates.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

memory swapping (computing)

In computing, the process of moving data between RAM and secondary storage to manage memory usage. Can be used as a noun or a suru-verb.

• メモリが不ふ足そくすると、OSがスワップを開かい始しする。

  When memory runs low, the OS starts swapping.

noun

wife-swapping; swinging

Refers to the practice of exchanging sexual partners, typically among couples. Often used in the context of swinging communities.

See also: スワッピング

• 彼かれらはスワップパーティーに参さん加かした。

  They attended a swinging party.