EXCH
\ˈɛkst͡ʃ], \ˈɛkstʃ], \ˈɛ_k_s_tʃ]\
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/eks'ch*/ or /eksch/ To exchange two things, each forthe other; to swap places. If you point to two people sittingdown and say "Exch!", you are asking them to trade places.EXCH, meaning EXCHange, was originally the name of a PDP-10instruction that exchanged the contents of a register and amemory location.Many newer hackers are probably thinking instead of thePostScript exchange operator (which is usually written inlowercase).
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