adaptor

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

adaptor
    n 1: device that enables something to be used in a way different
         from that for which it was intended or makes different
         pieces of apparatus compatible [syn: {adapter}, {adaptor}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Adaptor

   <tool> (Automatic DAta Parallelism TranslatOR) A source to
   source transformation tool that transforms {data parallel}
   programs written in {Fortran 77} with {array} extensions,
   parallel loops, and layout directives to parallel programs
   with explicit {message passing}.  ADAPTOR generates {Fortran
   77} host and node programs with message passing.  The new
   generated source codes have to be compiled by the compiler of
   the parallel computer.

   Version 1.0 runs on {CM-5}, {iPCS/860}, {Meiko CS1}/CS2, {KSR
   1}, {SGI}, {Alliant} or a network of {Suns} or {RS/6000s}.

   (ftp://ftp.gmd.de/gmd/adaptor/adp_1.0.tar.Z).

   [Connection with Thomas Brandes and GMD?]

   (1993-06-01)