adapter pattern

noun

A structural design pattern that translates one interface for a class into a compatible interface.

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Meanings

nounadapter pattern (plural adapter patterns)

plural adapter patterns

  1. object-oriented programmingcomputingA structural design pattern that translates one interface for a class into a compatible interface.
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