Converter may refer to:
Electromagnetics
- Frequency converter
- Voltage converter, another name for
- Electromagnetic transformer
- Switched-mode power supply
- DC-to-DC converter
- Power inverter (DC to AC)
- Solar inverter
Electronics
- Digital-to-analog converter
- Analog-to-digital converter
- "Frequency-to-Voltage converter" (F-V converter), a frequency detector for voltage-controlled guitar synthesizer
- A combination local oscillator and mixer stage in a superheterodyne receiver
- "Converter", an alternate name for a remote control
In television
- Cable converter box, an electronic device use in cable television systems
- Digital television adapter, sometimes known as a "converter box"
Information technology
- Low-noise converter, in communications
- Scan conversion between video formats
- File format converter, for converting between various file formats
- Currency converter, a piece of software for converting one currency into another
Metallurgy
- Converter (metallurgy), a device for metallurgical smelting
- Bessemer converter
- Manhès-David converter
- see also basic oxygen steelmaking
Vehicles, automobiles
- Catalytic converter, in automobiles
- Autogas converter, part of an automotive LPG system, also known as a vaporiser or pressure reducer
Other uses
- Torque converter, a fluid coupling to transfer torque
- Fountain pen converter, a removable filling mechanism for fountain pens
- Unit converter, for converting between different units of measurement
- Converters (industry), companies that create end products from rolls of raw material
See also
- Convertors, a brand of toy robots designed for changing into other shapes such as vehicles or animals
- Conversion (disambiguation)
- Adapter (disambiguation)