adapter

名词 adapter:

1. a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
   同义词：arranger, transcriber
2. device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible
   同义词：adaptor

1. Pertaining to processing units that are connected by means of channel-to-channel adapters that are used to pass control information between the processors.
   用于修饰或说明经由通道到通道适配器连接的处理部件，通过这些适配器在处理机之间传递控制信息。参阅tightly－coupled。
2. Connect the power adapter cable to the camera and into a wall outlet.
   把电源接头线与摄像机相连并把其插入墙上的电源插座