title: Converter
text: # Converter
  
  Converter may refer to:
  
  ## Electromagnetics
  
  * Frequency converter
  * Voltage converter, another name for
     * Electromagnetic transformer
     * Switched-mode power supply
     * DC-to-DC converter
     * Power inverter (DC to AC)
        * Solar inverter
  
  ## Electronics
  
  * Digital-to-analog converter
  * Analog-to-digital converter
  * "Frequency-to-Voltage converter" (F-V converter), a frequency detector for voltage-controlled guitar synthesizer
  * A combination local oscillator and mixer stage in a superheterodyne receiver
  * "Converter", an alternate name for a remote control
  
  ### In television
  
  * Cable converter box, an electronic device use in cable television systems
  * Digital television adapter, sometimes known as a "converter box"
  
  ## Information technology
  
  * Low-noise converter, in communications
  * Scan conversion between video formats
  * File format converter, for converting between various file formats
  * Currency converter, a piece of software for converting one currency into another
  
  ## Metallurgy
  
  * Converter (metallurgy), a device for metallurgical smelting
     * Bessemer converter
     * Manhès-David converter
     * see also basic oxygen steelmaking
  
  ## Vehicles, automobiles
  
  * Catalytic converter, in automobiles
  * Autogas converter, part of an automotive LPG system, also known as a vaporiser or pressure reducer
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Torque converter, a fluid coupling to transfer torque
  * Fountain pen converter, a removable filling mechanism for fountain pens
  * Unit converter, for converting between different units of measurement
  * Converters (industry), companies that create end products from rolls of raw material
  