adapter

Meaning

Noun

• 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.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• AC adapter
• analog telephone adapter
• cell phone adapter
• IPv4 adapter
• IPv6 adapter
• phone adapter
• phone to PC adapter
• power adapter

Origin

• From adapt + -er.