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con·vert·er also con·ver·tor  (kn-vûrtr)
n.
1. One that converts, especially:
a. A furnace in which pig iron is converted into steel by the Bessemer process.
b. A machine that converts electric current from one kind to another.
c. An electronic device that converts one frequency of a radio signal to another.
d. A device that converts data from one code to another.
2. One that is employed in converting raw products into finished products.
converter, convertor [kənˈvɜːtə]
n
1. a person or thing that converts
2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics
a.  a device for converting alternating current to direct current or vice versa
b.  a device for converting a signal from one frequency to another or from analogue to digital forms
3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a vessel in which molten metal is refined, using a blast of air or oxygen See also Bessemer converter, L-D converter
4. (Physics / Nuclear Physics) short for converter reactor
5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a device for converting one form of coded information to another, such as an analogue-to-digital converter
converter  (kn-vûrtr)
1. An electrical device that changes the form of an electric signal or power source, as by converting alternating current to direct current, or an analog signal to a digital signal. Compare rectifiertransformer
2. An electronic device that changes the frequency of a radio or other electromagnetic signal.
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