adaptor

(ə′dap·tər)

(computer science) A printed circuit board that is plugged into an expansion slot in a computer to communicate with an external peripheral device.
(genetics) Any of the short synthetic oligonucleotide strands that have one sticky end and one blunt end; the blunt end joins to the blunt end of a deoxyribonucleic acid fragment, forming a new fragment with two sticky ends that can be more easily spliced into a vector.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible
Synonym: adapter

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