Adapters in computing are
hardware or software devices that convert transited data from one presentation to
another. The data can be, for example, a message between objects in an application
process, or a transition sent through a network.
Universal Serial Bus(USB) adapters are available for and for keyboards
and mice, among others.
An ethernet adapter is the hardware
required to attach to an Ethernet network. In the past this normally resided on
an expansion board, but it is commonly built
into modern motherboards as broadband
Internet access and home networking become more popular.
A software component adapter is a type of software that is located virtually (or physically) in between
two software components and reconciles the differences between them.
Resource Adapters Resource adapters are used to retrieve and route data. They provide
access to databases, files, messaging systems, enterprise applications and other
data sources and targets. Each adapter includes a set of adapter commands that can
be used to customize its operation. Use the adapter commands to specify different
queues and queue managers, specific messages by message ID, specific sets of messages
with the same message ID, message descriptors in your data, and more. Resource adapters
answer the questions "Where should the data come from?" and "Where should the data
go?" The resource adapters provided with many Integration products enable data transformation
and adapter-specific behavior recognition on different systems and data structures.
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