adapter vs extension

adapter

noun
  • Specifically, a device that permits two, three, or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point. 

  • One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play. 

  • Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket. 

  • Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power. 

  • A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible. 

  • One who is capable of adapting to differing situations. 

extension

noun
  • A numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network. 

  • The set of tuples of values that, used as arguments, satisfy the predicate. 

  • Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension. 

  • A file extension. 

  • University programs that are targeted at the broader (usually adults) community whose participants are not full-time enrolled students. 

  • That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension") 

  • A part of a building that has been extended from the original 

  • semantic widening, broadening of meaning 

  • An optional software component that adds functionality to an application. 

  • A simple offensive action, consisting of extending the weapon arm forward. 

  • The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase 

  • The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line. 

  • The state of being extended 

  • A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt. 

  • An exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance. 

  • A kind of derivative morpheme applied to verbs in Bantu languages. 

How often have the words adapter and extension occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )