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 Look up adapter or adaptér in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. See also Gender of connectors and fasteners, relevant to adapters with male and female connections Coupling, a mechanical connection between two objects Electrical connector, often the subject of an electrical adapter This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Adapter.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.