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  • noun Agent noun of swap; one who swaps.

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Examples

  • I am VERY excited about what I might get...my swapper is a crochet Queen by that I mean she's very good at it - not that she's a rather camp and ageing Gay man!

    Archive 2008-02-01 Katy 2008

  • I am VERY excited about what I might get...my swapper is a crochet Queen by that I mean she's very good at it - not that she's a rather camp and ageing Gay man!

    A Very Good Weekend Katy 2008

  • The swapper is the only process that swaps the processes.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • S ● also called swapper or process 0 ● initializes page tables and enables memory paging ● detects CPU type ● init/main. c ● calls start_kernel () ● calls kernel_thread to start init (process ID 1) initrd ● Initial RAM disk - a small temporary file system ● During stage 2 boot, initrd is copied into RAM and mounted ● Allows the kernel to fully boot without having to mount any physical disks ● Supports many hardware configurations through loadable modules ● After kernel is booted, the real root file system is mounted init ● The first user space program --/sbin/init ● Typical for desktop Linux systems ●

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows dominiquec 2009

  • The sched process is sometimes called the "swapper".

    Sun Bloggers 2010

  • Bad page state in process 'swapper' page: 98bb0681 flags: 0x00000018 mapping: 00cc8408 mapcount: 0 count: 0

    LinuxQuestions.org 2009

  • It should also be noted that wife swapper Will was also a great supporter of term limits for congresspeople until 1994 when the Rethuglicans took over Congress.

    Matthew Yglesias » George Will Loves Recycling 2009

  • First-time swapper Amy Hankin of Upper Darby, Pa., tries on a little black vest during a clothing swap at Bohema, a boutique in Philadelphia.

    Sign of the times: Going swapping, not shopping 2010

  • Subsequent to that occurrence, one never heard boo from the wife swapper on the subject. bender Says:

    Matthew Yglesias » George Will Loves Recycling 2009

  • Every superhero comic at some point had a story with a "body swapper."

    How Not To Act Like A Superhero Avish Parashar 2010

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