Adaptor

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adaptor
       n : 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}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:



  Adaptor
       
           (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 {Sun}s or {RS/6000}s.
       
          {(ftp://ftp.gmd.de/gmd/adaptor/adp_1.0.tar.Z)}.
       
          [Connection with Thomas Brandes and GMD?]
       
          (1993-06-01)