adapter
/ə'dæptə/
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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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
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a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
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