adapter in English dictionary

  • adapter

    Meanings and definitions of "adapter"

    • Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
    • One who is capable of adapting well to differing situations.
    • One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
    • A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
    • Specifically, a device that permits two, three, or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
    • noun
      One who is capable of adapting well to differing situations.
    • noun
      One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
    • noun
      A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
    • A software component that enables message exchange through a specific transport.
    • one who adapts something
    • device to allow compatibility
    • device allowing more plugs at an outlet
    • device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type
    • noun
      a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
    • noun
      device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible

    Synonyms of "adapter" in English dictionary

    adaptor, device, musician are the top synonyms of "adapter" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of adapter

    • adapter ( plural  adapters)
    • adapter (plural adapters)
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