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 setup, which includes an inverter, a shore battery converter, a battery energy converter, a solar energy converter and an alternator energy optimizer, can produce enough power to keep the van and all its features running for up to 72 hours.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 July 2024
So far this year, about 200 converter thefts have been reported to Chula Vista police, said Hall.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Those outputs are first fed into a pair of 10-pin converter boards, then directly onto the Wii U gamepad mainboard via ribbon cables (fed through holes cut into the existing rear mounting holes on the GamePad).
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
The $6 billion, roughly 339-mile-long transmission line will connect a substation in La Prairie, near Montreal, to a converter station in Astoria, Queens.
—Ivan Penn Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 June 2024
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 July 2024
So far this year, about 200 converter thefts have been reported to Chula Vista police, said Hall.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Those outputs are first fed into a pair of 10-pin converter boards, then directly onto the Wii U gamepad mainboard via ribbon cables (fed through holes cut into the existing rear mounting holes on the GamePad).
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
The $6 billion, roughly 339-mile-long transmission line will connect a substation in La Prairie, near Montreal, to a converter station in Astoria, Queens.
—Ivan Penn Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 June 2024
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“Converter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/converter. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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