adapter

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Synonyms: adapted, adaptor, adopter, adaptec

Antonyms: adapted, adaptor, adopter, adaptec

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Noun

1. One who is capable of [[adapt]]ing to differing situations.
2. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
3. {{senseid|en|electronics}} A [[device]] or application used to achieve operative [[compatibility]] between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
4. {{senseid|en|machine learning}} {{lb|en|machine learning|AI}} A collection of low-rank matrices which, when added to a base model, produces a fine-tuned model; a [[LoRA#English: adapter|LoRA]].

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