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Adapter may refer to:
- Adapter (device), used to match the physical or electrical characteristics of two different objects
- Adapter (genetics), a small DNA molecule used in genetic engineering
- Adapter (rocketry), a segment between rocket stages
- Adapter (computing), used to connect various hardware devices
- Adapter (piping), a short length of pipe with two different ends, see coupling (piping)
- Adapter pattern, a software design pattern used for computer programming
- Adaptor protein, a type of protein involved in cell signalling
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