Adapter (disambiguation)
# Adapter (disambiguation)

Adapter or adaptor may refer to:

* Adapter a device used to match the physical or electrical characteristics of two different objects
* AC adapter, an electric power supply device
* Adapter (genetics), a small DNA molecule used in genetic engineering
* Adapter (rocketry), a segment between rocket stages
* Adapter (computing), used to connect various hardware devices
* Adapter (piping), a short length of pipe with two different ends
* Adapter pattern, a software design pattern used for computer programming
* Signal transducing adaptor protein, a type of protein involved in cell signalling
* Blank-firing adaptor, a device which enables automatic firearms to fire blanks
* Diving cylinder adapter, a diving accessory for interfacing different equipment
* Adapter, a type of hand movement in nonverbal communication
