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converter

Syllabification: (con·vert·er)
Pronunciation: /kənˈvərtər/
(also convertor)
Translate converter | into Italian
Definition of converter

noun

  • a person or thing that converts something:the converter of a building to domestic use
  • a device for altering the nature of an electric current or signal, especially from AC to DC or vice versa, or from analog to digital or vice versa.
  • a retort used in steelmaking.
  • Computing a program that converts data from one format to another.
  • a camera lens that changes the focal length of another lens by a set amount:a camera fitted with a x2 converter

converter in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of converter in the British & World English dictionary