media converter

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(′mē·dē·ə kən′vər·zhən)

(computer science) The transfer of data from one storage type (such as punched cards) to another storage type (such as magnetic tape).


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A device that converts from one type of media to another. It typically refers to a hardware device that connects different transmission media; for example, from twisted pair to coax or from twisted pair to optical fiber.

Media Converters
Typically small devices with two ports, these media converters from Omnitron, convert from 10Base-T to 10Base2 (left), from 10Base-FL to 10Base-T (middle) and from 10Base-FL to 10Base2 (right).

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