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Adaptor

🔄 Synonyms of "Adaptor"

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Word	Definition
adapternoun	A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Adaptor"

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Word	Definition
adapternoun	A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
transmitternoun	An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.
attachmentnoun	A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
donglenoun	(computer hardware) Any small device that plugs into an electronic device, typically a computer, and alters its functionality. Common examples include wireless modems, digital media players, software copy protect devices, and adapters.
barrelnoun	(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
lumbarnoun	(informal) The lumbar region.
caddienoun	(by extension, golf, also attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.
adaptersnoun	A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
adptnoun	—
connectornoun	(chiefly electrical engineering) A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.
connectorsnoun	(chiefly electrical engineering) A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.
socketnoun	(electricity) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
chargernoun	A device that charges or recharges.
plugnoun	(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
converternoun	A person or thing that converts.
modulatornoun	A device or thing that modulates.
connecternoun	Alternative form of connector. [One who connects; a networker.]
rechargernoun	That which recharges, especially a device for recharging an electrical item.
multipinnoun	Having multiple pins.
clampnoun	A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are apart together.