conversion, in psychology: see defense mechanism defense mechanism, in psychoanalysis, any of a variety of unconscious personality reactions which the ego uses to protect the conscious mind from threatening feelings and perceptions.
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(1) Data conversion is changing data from one file or database format to another. It may also require code conversion between ASCII and EBCDIC.

(2) Media conversion is changing storage media such as from tape to disk.

(3) Program conversion is changing the programming source language from one dialect to another, or changing application programs to link to a new operating system or DBMS.

(4) Computer system conversion is changing the computer model and peripheral devices.

(5) Information system conversion requires data conversion and either program conversion or the installation of newly purchased or created application programs.

conversion

1. a change to another attitude or belief, as in a change of religion

2. Maths a change in the units or form of a number or expression

3. Logic a form of inference by which one proposition is obtained as the converse of another proposition

4. Law

a. unauthorized dealing with or the assumption of rights of ownership to another's personal property

b. the changing of real property into personalty or personalty into realty

5. Rugby a score made after a try by kicking the ball over the crossbar from a place kick

6. Physics a change of fertile material to fissile material in a reactor

a. an alteration to a car engine to improve its performance

b. (as modifier): a conversion kit

8. NZ the unauthorized appropriation of a motor vehicle

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