Adapter

Quick meaning: Adapter is a noun meaning One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.

Meaning

One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.

More Meanings

1. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
2. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
3. (machine learning, artificial intelligence) A collection of low-rank matrices which, when added to a base model, produces a fine-tuned model; a LoRA.

Example Sentences

He had an adapter that let him plug his phone into the car's cigarette lighter for power.

He was an able adapter, and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership.

The critic gave rave reviews to the adapter of the ancient play, who worked to give the text more relevance to the modern day.

Sitting in the courtroom ..., their laptops and tablets propped before them, power cables snaking through convoluted adapters, the Twitterati have sight of witnesses at all times – the troubadours, or perhaps the tricoteuses, of the digital revolution.

Word Forms

• adapters
• adaptor

Synonyms for adapter

Depending on context, synonyms include arranger, adaptor.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include adaptor, arranger, adaptation, adapt, adjusting, customize.

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