converter

Noun

 * 1) A person or thing that converts.
 * 2)  A device that changes voltage or frequency, for example one that converts alternating current to direct current.
 * 3)  A retort or furnace, used e.g. in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
 * 4) A reaction chamber in which exhaust gases are catalytically converted to carbon dioxide
 * 5)  A program that converts one file format to another one, or which converts between different units of measurement, such as miles to meters.
 * 6)  A patient with a certain condition that subsequently develops into another condition.
 * 7) A device that converts an analogue to a digital signal, or vice versa.
 * 8)  Regional term for remote control.
 * 1) A device that converts an analogue to a digital signal, or vice versa.
 * 2)  Regional term for remote control.

Translations

 * Czech: konvertor, převodník
 * Finnish:, käännyttäjä, muunnin
 * French:
 * Georgian: გარდამქმნელი, კონვერტერი, კონვერტორი
 * Greek:
 * Indonesian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: omformer
 * Slovak: konvertor, prevodník
 * Tagalog: pamalinyo

Verb

 * 1) to convert (all senses); to change
 * 2) to transform