Exchange
Encyclopedia
Finance and Commerce
- Exchange of goods and services, or tradeTradeTrade is the transfer of ownership of goods and services from one person or entity to another. Trade is sometimes loosely called commerce or financial transaction or barter. A network that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and...
- Exchange between a buyer and seller, a financial transactionFinancial transactionA financial transaction is an event or condition under the contract between a buyer and a seller to exchange an asset for payment. It involves a change in the status of the finances of two or more businesses or individuals.-History:...
- Exchange (organized market)Exchange (organized market)An exchange is a highly organized market where tradable securities, commodities, foreign exchange, futures, and options contracts are sold and bought.-Description:...
, where securities are sold and bought
Communications and Technology
- Microsoft Exchange ServerMicrosoft Exchange ServerMicrosoft Exchange Server is the server side of a client–server, collaborative application product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure products...
, an email and collaboration server - Telephone exchangeTelephone exchangeIn the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...
, a system that connects telephone calls - Internet exchange pointInternet Exchange PointAn Internet exchange point is a physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers exchange Internet traffic between their networks . IXPs reduce the portion of an ISP's traffic which must be delivered via their upstream transit providers, thereby reducing the average per-bit...
(IX), physical infrastructure connecting Internet service providers' networks - exchange of ideas, done through conversationConversationConversation is a form of interactive, spontaneous communication between two or more people who are following rules of etiquette.Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the structure and organization of human interaction, with a more specific focus on conversational...
Music
- Exchange (album), a 1999 split EP by the punk bands Against All Authority and The Criminals
- Exchange or (Exchange), two songs on Massive Attack's Mezzanine (album)Mezzanine (album)Mezzanine is the third studio album by English trip hop group Massive Attack, released on 20 April 1998. It was produced by Neil Davidge along with the group. The album was released on Virgin Records....
- Lindy exchangeLindy exchangeA lindy exchange is a gathering of lindy hop dancers in one city for several days to experience the dance venues and styles of that local community and to dance with visitors and locals alike...
, a gathering of lindy hop dancers
Places
- Exchange, IndianaExchange, IndianaExchange is an unincorporated community in Green Township, Morgan County, Indiana....
- Exchange, West VirginiaExchange, West VirginiaExchange is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States that has the ZIP code of 26619.-Toponomy:Exchange was originally named Millburn by the owner of the mill there. When the post office was established in 1906 the first postmaster, Mrs...
- Liverpool Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)Liverpool Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)Liverpool Exchange was a borough constituency within the city of Liverpool in England, centred around Liverpool Exchange railway station. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.The...
- Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)Manchester Exchange was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
Other uses
- Student exchange programStudent exchange programA student exchange program generally could be defined as a program where students from secondary school or university choose to study abroad in partner institutions...
, in which a student chooses to live in a foreign country - Exchange (chess)Exchange (chess)In the tactics and strategy in the board game of chess, an exchange or trade of chess pieces is series of closely related moves, typically sequential, in which the two players capture each others pieces. Any types of pieces except the kings may possibly be exchanged, i. e. captured in an...
, closely related or sequential captures of pieces of both players in a chess game - Exchange (formerly known as Army & Air Force Exchange Service, or AAFES)
See also
- X-Change (disambiguation)
- Heat exchange (disambiguation)
- The Exchange (disambiguation)
- Change (disambiguation)
- Microsoft Exchange ClientMicrosoft Exchange ClientMicrosoft Exchange Client was a multi-purpose messaging product useful for managing e-mail. It was the native and bundled client for Microsoft Exchange Server up to version 5.0, later superseded by Microsoft Outlook....
, software embedded into some versions of Microsoft Windows - Social exchange theorySocial exchange theorySocial exchange theory is a social psychological and sociological perspective that explains social change and stability as a process of negotiated exchanges between parties. Social exchange theory posits that all human relationships are formed by the use of a subjective cost-benefit analysis and...
, a theory in social psychology and sociology