1. swap out - Noun
2. swap out - Verb
(transitive, computing) To transfer (memory contents) into a swap file.
Synonym: outswap
(transitive, intransitive) 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?
(transitive) To exchange (something) for (something else). (usually followed by with or for)
I'll swap out the dead battery for a new one.
Anything that is swapped out for another; an exchange.
(television) 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.
I now have a home recording studio, which I can operate entirely on my own, as well as a portable version of the same which allows me to record anywhere I like and simply swap out the hard drives for use in the home studio. Clint Black