adapter

This article covers device adapters; For the design pattern of the same name in software development, see adapter (design pattern) .

Adapter for connecting USB type A and USB micro B

Adapter to replace the ECH11 electron tube with the ECH81

An adapter ( Latin aptare ad, adaptare , adapt, fit fix up ' ) is in the technique , a plug or a screw connector for mechanical and electrical connection of various devices with different sizes, Stecksystem- standards or device for signal conversion .

• electromechanical adapter
  • Adapter with connectors and cables without electronic components : travel adapter , audio and video adapters, tubes adapter, test adapters with needles ( printed circuit boards , integrated circuits )
  • Adapters with other electronic circuits : plug-in power supplies , antenna adapters ( balancing elements ), video signal adapters, e.g. B. VGA / composite video , level converters , equalization preamplifiers , television standard converters, TTY / RS-232 serial converters , network cards ( data processing ), WLAN adapters , etc.
• mechanical adapters
  • Photo adapter: eyepiece, lens and tripod adapter
  • Reducers for threads
  • Adapters for pipes and hoses for liquids, compressed air and gases, nipples , sleeves with or without thread, bicycle valve adapters, pressure reducers

See also

• Special camera adaptation
• interface

Web links

Wiktionary: Adapter  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ adaptare - Wiktionary. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .