adapter

/ə'dæptə/

Thân thiện

The traveler plugs the adapter into the wall to charge her phone.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A device that allows something to be used in a way different from its original purpose or connects different pieces of equipment: An adapter is a physical object that modifies connections or functions to ensure compatibility.
   • A person who adapts a creative work: An adapter is someone who modifies a composition, such as a piece of music or literature, for different performers, instruments, or styles.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Device):
  • I need a power adapter to charge my laptop in this country.
  • This adapter connects the new printer to the old computer.
• Noun (Person):
  • She is the adapter who arranged the symphony for a brass band.
  • The film's adapter skillfully turned the novel into a screenplay.

Advanced Usage

• "To serve as an adapter": To function as a connecting or modifying element.
  • This software module will serve as an adapter between the two different systems.
• In a technical context: Often refers to a specific design pattern in software engineering (the Adapter Pattern) that allows incompatible interfaces to work together.
  • The developer implemented an adapter class to integrate the legacy code.

Variants and Related Words

• Adapt (verb): To make suitable for a new use or purpose.
  • Animals must adapt to their environment to survive.
• Adaptation (noun): The process or result of adapting.
  • The film is an adaptation of a famous book.
• Adaptable (adjective): Able to adjust to new conditions.
  • He is an adaptable employee who learns quickly.
• Adaptor: A common alternative spelling for the device meaning of "adapter".

Synonyms

• Converter: A device that changes something from one form to another (e.g., a signal converter).
• Connector: A device for keeping two parts of an electrical circuit in contact.
• Arranger: A person who adapts a musical composition (specific to the person meaning).

Related Phrases

• Adapter plug: A plug that allows a device with a specific type of plug to connect to a different type of socket.
  • Don't forget to pack your adapter plug for the trip.
• Adapter ring: A ring used in photography to attach a lens to a camera body it was not designed for.
  • He used an adapter ring to mount the vintage lens on his digital camera.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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
2. a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance

Từ đồng nghĩa

• adaptor
• arranger
• transcriber