# adapter

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈdæptə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #12,898

## Definitions
1. One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
2. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
3. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
4. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
5. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
6. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
7. A collection of low-rank matrices which, when added to a base model, produces a fine-tuned model; a LoRA.

## Etymology
From adapt + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **adopted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adapter-vs-adopted)
- **adaptor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adapter-vs-adaptor)
- **adopter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adapter-vs-adopter)
- **adapt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adapt-vs-adapter)
- **adapted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adapted-vs-adapter)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aadpter`, `adapetr`, `adappter`, `adapterr`, `adaptre`, `adaptter`, `adatper`, `addapter`, `adpater`, `daapter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adapter