adapter vs joint

adapter

noun
  • 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. 

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

  • One who is capable of adapting to differing situations. 

joint

noun
  • A thing. 

  • A marijuana cigarette. 

  • The point where two components of a structure join rigidly. 

  • The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure. 

  • A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied. 

  • The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations. 

  • A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries. 

  • Prison. 

  • The penis. 

  • The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate. 

  • Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened. 

  • A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint. 

verb
  • To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate. 

  • To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together 

  • To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do. 

  • To join; to connect; to unite; to combine. 

  • To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat. 

adj
  • Done by two or more people or organisations working together. 

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