DATA CONVERTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does data converter mean? 

• DATA CONVERTER (noun)
  The noun DATA CONVERTER has 1 sense:

1. converter for changing information from one code to another

  Familiarity information: DATA CONVERTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DATA CONVERTER (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)