noun
- a device that allows equipment to be connected or used in a way different from its original design
- a person who adapts something, especially a literary work for a different medium
Examples
- I need a power adapter to charge my laptop in Europe.
- The USB adapter allows me to connect my old printer to the new computer.
- She plugged the headphone adapter into her phone.
- The travel adapter works in multiple countries.
- The screenwriter was the adapter of the novel for the movie.
- He used an HDMI adapter to connect his tablet to the TV.
- The adapter converted the signal from analog to digital.