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What (who) is swab - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Swabs; Swab (disambiguation)
swab
/swob/ The PDP-11 swap byte instruction mnemonic, as
immortalised in the dd option "conv=swab".
1. To solve the NUXI problem by swapping bytes in a file.
2. The program in V7 Unix used to perform this action, or
anything functionally equivalent to it.
See also big-endian, little-endian, middle-endian,
bytesexual.
[Jargon File ]
swab
(swabs, swabbing, swabbed)
1.
A swab is a small piece of cotton wool used by a doctor or nurse for cleaning a wound or putting a substance on it.
N-COUNT
2.
If you swab something, you clean it using a wet cloth or a tool called a mop.
I noticed a lone man in the cafeteria swabbing the floor as I passed.
VERB: V n
Swab
·noun An Epaulet.
II. Swab ·noun A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.
III. Swab ·noun To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.
IV. Swab ·noun A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, ·etc., ·esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
V. Swab ·noun A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.
VI. Swab ·noun A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, ·etc.
Wikipedia
Swab
Swab may refer to:
- Nasopharyngeal swab
- Cotton swab
- A nautical term for a yarn mop
- By extension, a low-ranking sailor
Examples of use of swab
1. First, a cotton bud swab is taken from the inside of the mouth.
2. He was forced to pose for photographs, provide a DNA swab and fingerprints.
3. Had he been a racehorse, the stewards would have been calling for a swab.
4. Doctors there discovered the surgical swab and the girl underwent a six–hour emergency surgery.
5. A DNA mouth swab test was carried out on Mr Karr in Bangkok.