Conversion

Conversion

Conversion may refer to:

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Economy and Finance

Law

  • Conversion (law), conversion by taking a chattel out of the possession of another with the intent of exercising a permanent or temporary dominion over it, despite the owner's entitlement to use it at all
  • Equitable conversion, A change in the nature of property so that real property is treated as personal property, or vice versa, in certain circumstances

Marketing

  • Conversion (marketing), when a prospective customer takes the marketer's intended action
    • Conversion funnel, in Internet marketing, the process of tracking website visitors conversion across a series of process steps
    • Conversion rate, in Internet marketing, the percentage of unique visitors who take a desired action upon visiting the website

Religion

Sport

  • Conversion, in the sports of Rugby league and Rugby union, a kick at goal to convert the try from one set of points into another larger set of points
  • In Track and field athletics, an estimate of what a performance which has been measured in one system of measurements would have been if it had been measured in the other system
  • In American football, a one-point conversion or a two-point conversion, an opportunity to score one or two extra points, respectively, following a touchdown

Science & technology

Computing

  • Convert (command), a shell command to convert volumes using the FAT file systems to NTFS
  • CHS conversion, cylinder/head/sector to linear base address
  • Code conversion, multiple meanings in telecommunication
  • Data conversion, from one form of computer data to another
  • ImageMagick, graphics manipulation program executed with the command: convert
  • Transcoding (Video conversion):
    • Upconversion of video to a higher definition
  • Type conversion, in computer science, changing an entity of one data type into another

Entertainment

Other meanings


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  • CONVERSION — Selon sa signification étymologique, conversion (du latin, conversio ) signifie retournement, changement de direction. Le mot sert donc à désigner toute espèce de retournement ou de transposition. C’est ainsi qu’en logique le mot est employé pour …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • conversion — con·ver·sion /kən vər zhən/ n 1 a: the act of changing from one form or use to another b: the act of exchanging one kind of property for another; esp: the act of exchanging preferred stocks or bonds for shares of common stock of the same company… …   Law dictionary

  • conversion — CONVERSION. s. f. Transmutation. La conversion des métaux.Conversion, se dit aussi d Un simple changement de forme. La conversion des espèces. Il se dit aussi en parlant Des rentes qui étant à un certain denier, sont mises à un autre plus bas ou… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Conversion — • Refers to a moral change, a turning or returning to God and to the true religion Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Conversion     Conversion      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Conversion — Con*ver sion, n. [L. conversio: cf. F. conversion. See {Convert}.] 1. The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change. [1913 Webster] Artificial conversion of water into… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conversion — Conversion. s. f. v. Transmutation, changement. La conversion des elements l un en l autre. la conversion des metaux. Il se dit aussi en matiere de Religion, & de morale, & signifie Changement de croyance, de sentiments, & de moeurs de mal en… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • conversion — [kən vʉr′zhən, kən vʉr′shən] n. [ME conversioun < OFr conversion < L conversio < pp. of convertere: see CONVERT] 1. a converting or being converted; specif., a) a change from lack of faith to religious belief; adoption of a religion b) a …   English World dictionary

  • conversión — sustantivo femenino 1. Cambio de una cosa, acción o situación en otra: No es posible la conversión de esos vales en dinero. La conversión industrial era necesaria para modernizar el aparato productivo del país. Sinónimo: transformación. 2.… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • conversión — f. psicol. Mecanismo por el cual un conflicto psíquico se traduce en un síntoma somático. Fue descubierto por Freud en relación con la histeria. Medical Dictionary. 2011. conversión …   Diccionario médico

  • Conversion — bezeichnet beim Rugby eine Möglichkeit Punkte zu erzielen, siehe Versuch (Rugby)#Erhöhung in der Familie der American Football Sportarten eine Möglichkeit Zusatzpunkte zu erzielen, siehe Two Point Conversion einen Begriff der Website Analytik,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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