General term for replacing one thing with another, often used for physical items, documents, or components.
Please replace the batteries.
The documents need to be replaced.
correcting; revision (printing)
Printing term for replacing or correcting a plate, block, or digital file to fix errors.
We corrected the typo before printing.
Since an error was found, we replaced the photo.
A typo was found, so the printing plate had to be replaced.
This part is old, so it needs to be replaced.
We replaced the old article with a new one.
交換 is the broader word for a mutual exchange or swap, while 差し替え specifically means replacing one item with a substitute in a one-way fashion.
取り替え covers general replacement of parts or equipment (removing and installing), whereas 差し替え emphasizes swapping in a substitute for something already in place.
差し替え is used for replacing a specific inserted item (like a page, photo, or part), while 入れ替え is more general and can apply to people or groups as well.
obsoleting indication
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Variant using 換 instead of 替; both kanji carry a similar meaning of exchange.
Variant spelling without the okurigana し.
Rare variant combining 換 with the shorter okurigana.
Compound of 差し (continuative form of 差す, 'to insert') + 替え (continuative form of 替える, 'to replace'). Literally 'insert-replace'.