swap out

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swap out

verb swaps out · swapping out · swapped out

  1. transitive To transfer (memory contents) into a swap file.

    Similar: outswap · Opposite: swap in

  2. ambitransitive To exchange (something or someone) for an unused (or less-used) equivalent. Those men are tired; let's swap that unit out.

    Similar: switch, switch out · Opposite: swap in

  3. transitive To exchange (something) for (something else). (usually followed by with or for) I'll swap out the dead battery for a new one.

    Similar: switch, switch out, replace · Opposite: swap in

noun swap outs · swap-out

  1. Anything that is swapped out for another; an exchange.
  2. 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.

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@misc{swap_out_2026,
  title = {swap out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swap%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}