Swap
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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.

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