Konvertáló

Konvertáló is a Hungarian term derived from the verb konvertálni, meaning to convert or transform. It functions as both a noun and an adjective and denotes something that performs a conversion or enables one.

In technology and computing, a konvertáló refers to a converter: a device or software that changes input data, signals, or formats from one form to another. Examples include analóg-digital konvertáló (ADC) and digital-analóg konvertáló (DAC), as well as format- or data-konvertáló programok (video konvertáló szoftver, fájlformátum-konvertáló eszköz). The concept is common in discussions of hardware adapters, signal processing, and data interoperability.

In broader use, konvertáló can describe any tool or application that converts units, currencies, or representations. For instance, valutu-konvertáló vagy egységkonvertáló alkalmazások are tools that compute values across currencies or measurement systems.

Historically and in religious contexts, konvertáló can refer to a person who facilitates or performs a conversion, particularly to a different religion. In contemporary Hungarian, however, the more common term for a person who converts to a faith is konvertita; konvertáló as agent appears more often in older texts or stylistic usage.

Etymology traces konvertáló to konvertálni, with roots in Latin convertere and related Germanic or Romance borrowings that entered Hungarian through various routes. Related terms include konverzió (conversion), konvertálás (the act of converting), and konverter (loanword for “converter”).