Meanings
adjectiveswappable (not comparable)
- not comparableThat can be swapped.
The resident data structures of the kernels serve as caches on the swappable databases maintained by the managers.
2001, Per Brinch Hansen, Classic Operating Systems: From Batch Processing to Distributed Systems, page 451
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Middle Englishswappen
- Englishswap
- Englishswappable
Translations
French échangeable
- échangeablethat can be swapped
German austauschbar, vertauschbar
- austauschbarthat can be swapped
- vertauschbarthat can be swapped
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APA
swappable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swappable
MLA
“swappable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swappable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swappable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swappable.
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