Adapter (disambiguation)

Adapter or adaptor may refer to:


 * Adapter a device used to match the physical or electrical characteristics of two different objects
 * AC adapter, an electric power supply device
 * 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
 * Adapter pattern, a software design pattern used for computer programming
 * Signal transducing adaptor protein, a type of protein involved in cell signalling
 * Blank-firing adaptor, a device which enables automatic firearms to fire blanks
 * Diving cylinder adapter, a diving accessory for interfacing different equipment
 * Adapter, a type of hand movement in nonverbal communication