Adapter (disambiguation)
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Adapter may refer to:
- Adapter (device), used to match the physical or electrical characteristics of two different objects
- AC adapter, an electric power supply device
- Adapter (genetics), a small DNA molecule used in genetic engineering
- Adapter (rocketry), a segment between rocket stages
- Adapter (computing), used to connect various hardware devices
- Adapter (piping), a short length of pipe with two different ends; see coupling (piping)
- Adapter pattern, a software design pattern used for computer programming
- Signal transducing adaptor protein, a type of protein involved in cell signalling
See also
- Dual coupling, types of adapters
- Rectifier, an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC)
- Transformer, an electrical device that converts high voltage currency into a lower voltage currency
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