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DATA CONVERTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Converter for changing information from one code to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("data converter" is a kind of...):
converter; convertor (a device for changing one substance or form or state into another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "data converter"):
digital-analog converter; digital-to-analog converter (device for converting digital signals into analogue signals)
analog-digital converter; analog-to-digital converter; digitiser; digitizer (device for converting analogue signals into digital signals)
Holonyms ("data converter" is a part of...):
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)