convertor

n : a device for changing one substance or form or state into

another [syn: {converter}]

CONVERT

1. String processing language, combined the pattern matching

and transformation operations of COMIT with the recursive data

structures of Lisp. "Convert", A. Guzman et al, CACM

9(8):604-615 (Aug 1966).

2. Early language to convert programs and data from one

language to another. "CONVERT Manual", OLI Systems Inc (Oct

1976).