converter

converter
con•vert•er
[[t]kənˈvɜr tər[/t]] n.
1) one that converts
2) elm a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa
3) rtv
decoder 2)
4) rtv an auxiliary device that permits a radio or television receiver to pick up frequencies or channels for which it was not orig. designed
5) mel a chamber or vessel through which an oxidizing blast of air is forced, as in making steel by the Bessemer process
6) phs a nuclear reactor for converting fertile material into fissile fuel
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Etymology: 1525–35

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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