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swap
A financial instrument in which two parties exchange future cash flows, such as interest payments or currencies, for a fixed period of time.
Die Bank nutzte einen Zinsswap, um sich gegen steigende Zinsen abzusichern.
The bank used an interest rate swap to hedge against rising interest rates.
swap
In computer science, the process of moving data out of working memory onto an external storage medium (such as a hard drive) in order to free up memory space.
Wenn der Arbeitsspeicher voll ist, beginnt das Betriebssystem mit dem Swap auf die Festplatte.
When the working memory is full, the operating system starts swapping to the hard drive.
'Swap' is a word from English and means 'Tausch' (exchange). In German, it is also pronounced the English way [swɔp]. The article is 'der Swap'.
Der Swap wurde zwischen den beiden Geschäftspartnern vertraglich geregelt.
The swap between the two business partners was regulated by contract.
You can recognize the meaning from the context. Terms like 'Zinsen' (interest), 'Währung' (currency), or 'Bank' point to the financial instrument. Words like 'Arbeitsspeicher' (working memory/RAM), 'Festplatte' (hard drive), or 'Betriebssystem' (operating system) point to the IT context.
Der Währungs-Swap half dem Unternehmen, Wechselkursrisiken zu reduzieren.
The currency swap helped the company reduce exchange-rate risks.
In both meanings, 'Swap' (swap) is a technical term. One meaning belongs to the world of finance, the other to information technology (IT). Outside these contexts, the word is hardly used.
Für Laien ist das Konzept eines Credit Default Swaps schwer zu verstehen.
For laypeople, the concept of a credit default swap is hard to understand.
In finance, people often speak of a 'Zinsswap' (interest rate swap) or a 'Währungsswap' (currency swap). Typical verbs in this context are 'abschließen' (to conclude/enter into) or 'vereinbaren' (to agree on).
Die beiden Unternehmen haben einen Swap über zehn Jahre abgeschlossen.
The two companies entered into a swap for ten years.
outsourcing
In the meanings given here, Outsourcing and Swap have no area of overlap that is likely to cause confusion. Outsourcing refers to transferring business tasks to external service providers, while a Swap is either a financial instrument or a specific process in computer science.
Der Swap verschiebt Daten aus dem Arbeitsspeicher auf ein externes Speichermedium.
The swap moves data from the computer's main memory to an external storage medium.
Durch das Outsourcing übergab die Firma ihren Kundendienst an einen externen Dienstleister.
By outsourcing its customer service, the company handed it over to an external service provider.
