swapping

Definitions

The act of exchanging one thing for another.

In computing, the process of moving data between a computer's main memory and a storage disk.

Examples

We spent the afternoon swapping stories about our childhood adventures.

The two friends are swapping seats so they can sit next to their partners.

Swapping your old phone for a newer model can significantly improve your battery life.

Synonyms

exchanging trading switching bartering substituting replacing interchanging

Antonyms

keeping retaining holding maintaining preserving storing hoarding