Editor vs Adapter - What's the difference?
editor | adapter |
A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
A copy editor.
A person who edited a specific document.
* John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.
A person at a newspaper or similar institution who edits stories and decides which ones to publish.
* John is the city editor at the ''Daily Times''.
A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film
(computer software) A program for creating]] and [[make, making changes to files, especially text files.
* The TPU EVE editor''' is an excellent, extensible, programmable '''editor .
(television, cinematography) Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.
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One who is capable of adapting well to differing situations.
One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
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# Specifically, a device that permits two, three, or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
# Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
# Specifically, an AC-adaptor: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
As nouns the difference between editor and adapter
is that editor is a person who edits or makes changes to documents while adapter is one who is capable of adapting well to differing situations.editor
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Alternative forms
* (abbreviations) * (titular abbreviation) * (qualifier)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* copy editor * flatbed editor * editorial * editorializing * * editor-in-chief * editAnagrams
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adapter
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(wikipedia adapter)Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
(en noun)- He was an able adapter , and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership.
- The critic gave rave reviews to the adapter of the ancient play, who worked to give the text more relevance to the modern day.
- He had an adapter that let him plug his phone into the car's cigarette lighter for power.
- The wall outlet sprouted an electrical monstrosity of adapters''' plugged into '''adapters that sparked ominously.
- We bought adapters to use our three-prong plugs in the two-prong, unpolarized outlets of the old house.
- I lost my cellphone's adaptor so I couldn't recharge it.
