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Swap can refer generically to the exchanging of two things.

In computer science, a swap can refer to a specific algorithm

Xor swap algorithm in programming

or can refer to a

swap partition used by operating systems.

In finance a swap is an agreement to each one set of cash flows for another. For specific examples see interest rate swap and stock swap.

Among development practitioners SWAp refers to the Sector-Wide Approach.

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Topics: Swaption, Swap Space, Swap (finance)...

SwaptionA Swaption is a finanicial term meaning an option to engage in a Interest rate swap. A swap is a contract in which the parties will exchange the cash flows associated with the items they are swapping. Swaps are usually done to exchange fixed rate cash flo	SwapSwap can refer generically to the exchanging of two things. In computer science, a swap can refer to a specific algorithm Xor swap algorithm in programming or can refer to a swap partition used by operating systems. In finance a swap is an agreement to ea	Swap spaceSwap space is the term used to describe an area of disk (e. a swap file) used to store the state of a process that has been swapped out. Under a virtual memory system, it is the amount of swap space rather than the amount of physical memory which determin
Swap (finance)A Swap is a financial instrument derivative security A swap is essentially an agreement in which both parties agree to exchange a strip of future interest payments; one party paying fixed interest payments, and one party paying floating interest payments,

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