omzetters

Omzetters is a Dutch term that refers to several kinds of devices and concepts that perform conversion. In electronics and electrical engineering, an omzetter is a device that changes electrical energy from one form to another. This includes AC-DC converters (power supplies), DC-DC converters (voltage regulators), and DC-AC inverters, as well as other AC-AC converters. In practice, the synonym omvormer is common, though omzetter remains in use in technical and consumer language.

In instrumentation and metrology, omzetter can denote a transducer or signal converter that transforms a physical quantity into an electrical signal, or vice versa. Examples include sensors that convert temperature, pressure, or light into voltage or current, and digital-to-analog or analog-to-digital converters, often described as D/A omzetters or A/D omzetters.

In a religious or social context, omzetter means a person who has converted to another faith or belief. The term is used in historical and contemporary discourse and corresponds to the English word “convert.”

In a broader linguistic sense, omzetter can appear in compounds describing the function of conversion, especially in technical fields. The root omzetten, from which the term derives, means to change or transform. Distinctions with related Dutch terms such as omvormer are common, with omzetter typically emphasizing the act or result of conversion in specific contexts, particularly in electronics and measurement technology.