Swing - Definition and Overview

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.
• 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 a election.