swap out
swap out verb: to transfer (memory contents) into a swap file.
Verb
swap out (third-person singular simple present swaps out, present participle swapping out, simple past and past participle swapped out)
- To transfer (memory contents) into a swap file.
- To exchange (something or someone) for an unused (or less-used) equivalent.
- Those men are tired; let's swap that unit out.
- I can't keep going; is it okay if I swap out?
- Synonyms:
- switch, switch out
- Antonyms:
- swap in
- To exchange (something) for (something else). (usually followed by with or for)
- I'll swap out the dead battery for a new one.
- Synonyms:
- switch, switch out, replace
- Antonyms:
- swap in
Noun
swap out (plural swap outs)
- Anything that is swapped out for another; an exchange.
- A pre-prepared food item used in place of an unfinished food item in order to cut down the overall preparation time during filming.
- Luckily, on this show we have swap outs, so we don't have to wait.
Synonyms of swap out
Antonyms
Forms of swap out
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | swaps out |
| present participle | swapping out |
| past participle | swapped out |
| past | swapped out |
| Noun | |
| plural | swap outs |
| alternative form | swap-out |
Questions about swap out
- What does swap out mean?
- Swap out means to transfer (memory contents) into a swap file.
- What part of speech is swap out?
- Swap out can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of swap out?
- The past tense of swap out is swapped out.
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