microadapter

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ adapter.

Noun

microadapter (plural microadapters)

1. Any of various adapters that operate on a microscopic scale.
   • 2013, Leon Goldman, The Biomedical Laser: Technology and Clinical Applications, page 220:

     The addition of a microadapter in accordance with the increasing proportion of microsurgical procedures in neurosurgery.

   • 2017, Boris Adryan, Dominik Obermaier, Paul Fremantle, The Technical Foundations of IoT, page 235:

     The smaller adapter types resemble mini- or microadapters, but that additional pins in a lateral extension which makes USB 3.0 mini- or microadapters incompatible with older devices.