Converter
# Converter

Converter may refer to:

## Electromagnetics

* Frequency converter
* Voltage converter, another name for
   * Electromagnetic transformer
   * Switched-mode power supply
   * DC-to-DC converter
   * Power inverter (DC to AC)
      * Solar inverter

## Electronics

* Digital-to-analog converter
* Analog-to-digital converter
* "Frequency-to-Voltage converter" (F-V converter), a frequency detector for voltage-controlled guitar synthesizer
* A combination local oscillator and mixer stage in a superheterodyne receiver
* "Converter", an alternate name for a remote control

### In television

* Cable converter box, an electronic device use in cable television systems
* Digital television adapter, sometimes known as a "converter box"

## Information technology

* Low-noise converter, in communications
* Scan conversion between video formats
* File format converter, for converting between various file formats
* Currency converter, a piece of software for converting one currency into another

## Metallurgy

* Converter (metallurgy), a device for metallurgical smelting
   * Bessemer converter
   * Manhès-David converter
   * see also basic oxygen steelmaking

## Vehicles, automobiles

* Catalytic converter, in automobiles
* Autogas converter, part of an automotive LPG system, also known as a vaporiser or pressure reducer

## Other uses

* Torque converter, a fluid coupling to transfer torque
* Fountain pen converter, a removable filling mechanism for fountain pens
* Unit converter, for converting between different units of measurement
* Converters (industry), companies that create end products from rolls of raw material
