converter

(electrical engineering) A device that changes voltage or frequency, for example one that converts alternating current to direct current.

(metallurgy) A retort or furnace, used e.g. in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.

A reaction chamber in which exhaust gases are catalytically converted to carbon dioxide

(computing) A program that converts one file format to another one, or which converts between different units of measurement, such as miles to meters.

(medicine) A patient with a certain condition that subsequently develops into another condition.

A device that converts an analogue to a digital signal, or vice versa.