audioadapter
nounUK /ˈɔːdiəʊəˌdæptə/
US /ˈɔːdioʊəˌdæptər/
A small thing that helps sound go from one device to another.
She used an audioadapter to plug her headphones into the old computer.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A software component that lets a computer play or record sound.
The program needed an audioadapter installed before it could play music.
3. A device that changes one kind of audio signal into another.
The audioadapter converted the digital file into a signal the speakers could use.
4. A plug that lets different audio plugs fit together.
He bought an audioadapter so his new phone could use his old microphone.