adapter.

1. A device that enables parts or systems with different connections or requirements to work together.

2. A person who changes an existing work for another medium, audience, or purpose.

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Words that belong together

• a power adapter
• a connector adapter
• an interface adapter

On the page

The adapter fit both sockets but did not convert the voltage.

They found the correct interface adapter in the obsolete equipment locker.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular adapter; plural adapters. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.