Converter

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Converter may refer to:

Electromagnetics

  • Frequency converter
  • Voltage converter, another name for
    • Electromagnetic transformer
    • Switched-mode power supply
    • DC-to-DC converter
    • Power inverter (DC to AC)
      • Solar inverter

Electronics

  • Digital-to-analog converter
  • Analog-to-digital converter
  • "Frequency-to-Voltage converter" (F-V converter), a frequency detector for voltage-controlled guitar synthesizer
  • A combination local oscillator and mixer stage in a superheterodyne receiver
  • "Converter", an alternate name for a remote control

In television

  • Cable converter box, an electronic device use in cable television systems
  • Digital television adapter, sometimes known as a "converter box"

Information technology

  • Low-noise converter, in communications
  • Scan conversion between video formats
  • File format converter, for converting between various file formats
  • Currency converter, a piece of software for converting one currency into another

Metallurgy

Vehicles, automobiles

Other uses

  • Torque converter, a fluid coupling to transfer torque
  • Fountain pen converter, a removable filling mechanism for fountain pens
  • Unit converter, for converting between different units of measurement
  • Converters (industry), companies that create end products from rolls of raw material

See also

  • Conversion (disambiguation)
  • Adapter (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
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