Swift

See also: swift and SWIFT

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪft

Proper noun

Swift

1. A surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a swift or quick person.
2. (computing) A general-purpose multi-paradigm compiled programming language introduced by Apple Inc. in 2014.
   • 2014 June 5, John Timmer, “A fast look at Swift, Apple’s new programming language”, in Ars Technica‎^[1]:

     If anyone outside Apple saw Swift coming, they certainly weren't making any public predictions.

   • 2015 December 14, Steve Lohr, “Stephen Wolfram Aims to Democratize His Software”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     Apple has made its Swift programming tools open source, Google opened up its TensorFlow machine-learning software, and IBM did the same with its SystemML.

   • 2016 September 13, Natasha Singer, “Apple Offers Free App to Teach Children Coding (iPads Sold Separately)”, in New York Times‎^[3]:

     Unlike some children’s apps, which employ drag-and-drop blocks to teach coding, the Apple program uses Swift, a professional programming language that the company introduced in 2014.

3. (finance) Alternative letter-case form of SWIFT (“Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication”)
4. A place name:
   1. An unincorporated community in DuPage County, Illinois, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.
   3. An extinct town in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States.
   4. A minor river in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England, which joins the (Warwickshire) Avon north of Rugby.

Derived terms

terms derived from Swift (surname)

• Swift County
• Swiftian
• Swiftie
• Swift Quake
• Swift-Tuttle
• Tom Swifty, Tom Swiftie

Further reading

• Swift (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia