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What (who) is adaptor - definition
ACCESSORY FOR CONNECTING TWO OTHERWISE INCOMPATIBLE DEVICES OR WORKPIECES
Adaptor; Socket adapter; Travel adapter; Plug adapter; Travel adaptor; World Travel adapter kit; Adapters; Adaptors
adaptor
also adapter
(adaptors)
1.
An adaptor is a special device for connecting electrical equipment to a power supply, or for connecting different pieces of electrical or electronic equipment together.
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2.
The adaptor of a book or play is the person who rewrites it for a film or a television programme.
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Adaptor
<tool> (Automatic DAta Parallelism TranslatOR) A source to
source transformation tool that transforms data parallel
programs written in Fortran 77 with array extensions,
parallel loops, and layout directives to parallel programs
with explicit message passing. ADAPTOR generates {Fortran
77} host and node programs with message passing. The new
generated source codes have to be compiled by the compiler of
the parallel computer.
Version 1.0 runs on CM-5, iPCS/860, Meiko CS1/CS2, {KSR
1}, SGI, Alliant or a network of Suns or RS/6000s.
adaptor/adp_1.0.tar.Z">ftp://ftp.gmd.de/gmd/adaptor/adp_1.0.tar.Z.
[Connection with Thomas Brandes and GMD? ]
(1993-06-01)
adaptor
(also adapter)
¦ noun
1. a device for connecting pieces of equipment.
Brit. a device for connecting more than one plug at a time or plugs of a non-standard type to an electrical socket.
2. a person who adapts a text for filming, broadcasting, or the stage.
Wikipedia
Adapter
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.
Examples of use of adaptor
1. Otherwise, only use it by plugging it in and using the adaptor.
2. OPERATOR: First, you remove the lighter and then you plug it into the adaptor.
3. He would be churning out scripts for television, according to Andrew Davies, adaptor ubiquitous, because he was a compulsive storyteller.
4. Consumers who have purchased such an adaptor should return it to IKEA for a refund.
5. An adaptor to plug in auxiliary devices like iPods or flash drives are some of the other options.