adapter

Meanings

Plural: adapters

Noun

• a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
• 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
• One who is capable of adapting 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 or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
• A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
• Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
• A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
• Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
• A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
• A collection of low-rank matrices which, when added to a base model, produces a fine-tuned model; a LoRA.

Synonyms

adaptor, arranger, transcriber