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Swing

The term Swing has several meanings:

Swing (dance), a kind of dance, including West Coast Swing and East Coast Swing.
Swing (genre), a style of music.
Swing language, another name for Jive talk.
Swung note, a musical rhythm or technique.
Swing (Java), a Java program library.
Swing (film) , a film made in 2003 starring Jacqueline Bisset.
A hanging seat in a playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing
Swing bowling, a style of bowling in the sport of cricket.
To swing, the act of being a part of the Swinging lifestyle.
Swing (politics), a mathematical calculation to measure vote changes.
A swing seat in Australia, a swing state in the United States or a swing riding in Canada is an electoral division that may "swing" from one party to another at an election.
Swing!, a Tony award-winning Broadway musical celebrating swing music.

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