Meaning of Adapter | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
2. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
3. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
4. Specifically, a device that permits two or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
5. Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
6. Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
7. A collection of low-rank matrices which, when added to a base model, produces a fine-tuned model; a LoRA.

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Examples

“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.”

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

“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.”

“The wall outlet sprouted an electrical monstrosity of adapters plugged into adapters that sparked ominously.”

“We bought adapters to use our three-prong plugs in the two-prong, unpolarized outlets of the old house.”

“I lost my cellphone's adapter so I couldn't recharge it.”

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