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also adaptors
as in accessories
something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment
adapters for the food mixer include a meat grinder and an ice cream maker
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And while some customers admit that the EV charging experience is slowly improving, this next phase of adapters and formerly proprietary chargers going universal has really only just begun.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2024
In the meantime, the Joshua Tree location and others will be available to Tesla owners with NACS-to-CCS adapters.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2024
Translators and adaptors for dubbing and subtitling will be hardest-hit, with 56% of their revenue at risk, while screenwriters and directors could see their revenues fall by 15 to 20%.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Finally, the Accessories tile offers other Ring products available for purchase, such as solar panels, chimes, and power adapters.
—PCMAG, 21 Nov. 2024
One Beat 2-pack European Travel Plug Adapter Set Old-school adapters are bulky and can really only charge up to one or two devices at a time.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
It can be used to connect Thunderbolt displays and peripherals, get native video performance for USB-C monitors and fastest speeds from USB-C devices, graphics adapters and dongles.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The Blue Oval Charging Network has more than 75,000 EV chargers; the automaker is shipping adapters that customers can use to charge with Tesla’s Supercharger network, and Ford offers an eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty on its EVs’ batteries.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Users can also rely on this docking station to keep all their devices charged and ready without the need for additional power adapters hogging power outlets.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2024
In the meantime, the Joshua Tree location and others will be available to Tesla owners with NACS-to-CCS adapters.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2024
Translators and adaptors for dubbing and subtitling will be hardest-hit, with 56% of their revenue at risk, while screenwriters and directors could see their revenues fall by 15 to 20%.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Finally, the Accessories tile offers other Ring products available for purchase, such as solar panels, chimes, and power adapters.
—PCMAG, 21 Nov. 2024
One Beat 2-pack European Travel Plug Adapter Set Old-school adapters are bulky and can really only charge up to one or two devices at a time.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
It can be used to connect Thunderbolt displays and peripherals, get native video performance for USB-C monitors and fastest speeds from USB-C devices, graphics adapters and dongles.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The Blue Oval Charging Network has more than 75,000 EV chargers; the automaker is shipping adapters that customers can use to charge with Tesla’s Supercharger network, and Ford offers an eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty on its EVs’ batteries.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Users can also rely on this docking station to keep all their devices charged and ready without the need for additional power adapters hogging power outlets.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Adapters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adapters. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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