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adapters for the food mixer include a meat grinder and an ice cream maker
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In addition to Wi-Fi, the Era 100 also supports Bluetooth audio and line-in playback via an optional 3.5mm to USB-C adapter.
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 May 2024
The tricky part was mapping the pin names as labeled on the adapter with the corresponding microcontroller pins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
Amazon has a travel adapter that converts to outlets in North America, Europe, China, South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Brazil.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 22 May 2024
The adapter also adds this feature to any device capable of DisplayPort over USB-C, without SpaceWalker.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 May 2024
The tricky part was mapping the pin names as labeled on the adapter with the corresponding microcontroller pins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
Amazon has a travel adapter that converts to outlets in North America, Europe, China, South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Brazil.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 22 May 2024
The adapter also adds this feature to any device capable of DisplayPort over USB-C, without SpaceWalker.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
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adapter
noun
adapt·er
variants
also adaptor
1
: someone or something that adapts
2
a
: a device for connecting two parts (as of different diameters) of a usually larger device
b
: an attachment for adapting a device for uses not originally intended
Medical Definition
adapter
noun
adapt·er
variants
also adaptor
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