Adapter (disambiguation)

Adapter or adaptor 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
  • Adapter pattern, a software design pattern used for computer programming
  • Signal transducing adaptor protein, a type of protein involved in cell signalling
  • Blank-firing adaptor, a device which enables automatic firearms to fire blanks
  • Diving cylinder adapter, a diving accessory for interfacing different equipment

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