Talk:Swapping

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Etymology

I have the impression the word "swapping" comes from drum storage, where it was possible to write a memory area to a drum sector, whilst simultaneously reading another sector into the same area. Thoughts? Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 15:24, 1 May 2025 (CEST)