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adap·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
adapter, adaptornoun
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
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Adaptor
An adapter or adaptor is a device that converts attributes of one electrical device or system to those of an otherwise incompatible device or system. Some modify power or signal attributes, while others merely adapt the physical form of one connector to another.
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An adaptor is a device used to connect two bits of hardware that are not designed to be connected to each other, allowing them to be used in ways not originally intended or designed. It can be used to enable compatibility and conversion between different hardware or software systems, or to transition from one form of data or signal to another. It can be a physical device, such as a plug or cable, or a software program that transforms data.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of adaptor in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of adaptor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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A self-balancing, 28-jointed adaptor-based biped; an electro-chemical reduction plant, integral with segregated stowages of special energy extracts in storage batteries, for subsequent actuation of thousands of hydraulic and pneumatic pumps, with motors attached; 62,000 miles of capillaries....
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