siteswap

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/ˈsaɪt.swɒp/

noun

A numerical notation used to describe juggling patterns, where each number represents the height and direction of a throw.

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Meanings

nounsiteswap (countable and uncountable, plural siteswaps)

plural siteswaps

  1. uncountableA numerical notation used to describe juggling patterns, where each number represents the height and direction of a throw.

    Synonyms: siteswap notation

  2. countableA specific notation for a pattern.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA numerical notation used to describe juggling patterns, where each number represents the height and direction of a throw.

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siteswap notation
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Origin

From site + swap. The term first appears in a Summer 1991 Juggler's World article, "A Notation for Juggling Tricks" by Bruce (Boppo) Tiemann and Bengt Magnusson: : If the juggler is thought of as juggling imaginary sites where the balls could be, as he does these tricks, which ball lands in which site is different from trick to trick. For this reason, we call these tricks "site-swaps." The number of sites is equal to the word length, and may be different from the number of balls actually being juggled.

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APA

siteswap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siteswap

MLA

“siteswap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siteswap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “siteswap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siteswap.

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