converter
noun
con·vert·er
kən-ˈvər-tər 
: one that converts: such as
a
: the furnace used in the Bessemer process
b
or convertor
: a device employing mechanical rotation for changing electrical energy from one form to another (as from direct current to alternating current or vice versa)
also
: a radio device for converting one frequency to another
c
: a device for adapting a television or radio receiver to receive channels or frequencies for which it was not originally designed
a cable converter
FM converter
d
: a device that accepts data in one form and converts it to another
analog-digital converter
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The two-chip SNES featured a video digital to analog converter in its picture processing unit (PPU) that gamers have since discovered wasn’t able to quickly transition between different colors.
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Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 29 July 2024
Here, the researchers sacrificed efficiency for low weight, arranging a bunch of voltage converters in series to create a system that weighs just 1.13 grams, but steps the voltage up from 4.5 V all the way to 9.0 kV.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
So, the system also needed a high-voltage power converter.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
The environmental approval will allow the company to lay cable from Darwin converter station past the end of Australian territorial waters and up to the Indonesian border.
—New Atlas, 17 July 2024
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Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 29 July 2024
Here, the researchers sacrificed efficiency for low weight, arranging a bunch of voltage converters in series to create a system that weighs just 1.13 grams, but steps the voltage up from 4.5 V all the way to 9.0 kV.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
So, the system also needed a high-voltage power converter.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
The environmental approval will allow the company to lay cable from Darwin converter station past the end of Australian territorial waters and up to the Indonesian border.
—New Atlas, 17 July 2024
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