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As used herein, “adapter” refers to a device, component, system, assembly, or structure, that is organized, configured, designed, arranged, or engineered to convert or convey attributes, features, or functions of one device, component, or structure, for use with an otherwise incompatible device, component, system, assembly, or structure. (Search "adapter" on Wikipedia.com May 13, 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed July 27, 2021.) An adapter may include one or more modifiers that identify one or more particular functions, attributes, advantages, uses, purposes, or operations and/or particular structures relating to the adapter. Examples of such modifiers applied to a feature, include, but are not limited to, "offset adapter," "accessibility adapter," "accommodation adapter," "detour adapter," "routing adapter," "rerouting adapter," and the like.

Added by DJM 8 2021