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FIIG:  A521H0

Entry Date:  Jan-05-1990

Concept:  

Status:  A

Applicability:  

Type:  0

Definition:  An item which allows another item to be attached to one of a different size or to a mount, bulkhead, wall, and the like. It may protect the joint/union formed by shafts or connectors which project beyond the respective items. Different mounting hole arrangements permit attachment to each item.

Basic INC:  70003

Basic Name:  ADAPTER

Description:  1. (Mechanical) Any modifying part, piece or device designed to facilitate connection, provide accommodation, enable application, and to broaden or permit the use of a given item with an unlike item of mechanical equipment when the two items are not designed for direct mating to each other. 2. (Electrical) An item which provides the necessary accommodations to electrically connect two or more items whose design or function will not normally permit their connection. It may also provide mechanical connection. See also COUPLER (as modified) and CONNECTOR (as modified). 3. (Fiber Optic) An item which provides the necessary accommodations to connect two or more items whose design or function will not normally permit their connection. It may also provide electrical connection.