Adaptation (disambiguation)

Adaptation, in biology, is the process or trait by which organisms or population better match their environment

Adaptation may also refer to:

Arts

Adaptation (arts), a transfer of a work of art from one medium to another
- Film adaptation, a story from another work, adapted into a film
- Literary adaptation, a story from a literary source, adapted into another work
- Novelization – Adaptation of another work into a novel
- Theatrical adaptation, a story from another work, adapted into a play
Adaptation (film), a 2002 film by Spike Jonze
"Adaptation" (The Walking Dead), a television episode
Adaptation, a 2012 novel by Malinda Lo

Adaptation (eye), the eye's adjustment to light
- Chromatic adaptation, visual systems' adjustments to changes in illumination for preservation of colors
- Prism adaptation, sensory-motor adjustments after the visual field has been artificially shifted
Cellular adaptation, changes by cells/tissues in response to changed microenvironments
High-altitude adaptation, organisms and their specializations for life in high altitudes
Neural adaptation, the responsiveness of a sensory system to a constant stimulus
The SAID principle, a sports training concept, standing for "Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands"

ATM adaptation layer, information transfer protocols that support Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Content adaptation, transforming content to adapt to device capabilities, particularly in mobile devices
Link adaptation, Adaptive coding and modulation in wireless communication

Adaptation (computer science) by which interactive systems adapt to individual users and environments
Adaptive system, a set of interacting entities that enable the whole to improve its response
Complex adaptive system, rich interactions between elements that result in feedback and adaptation
Domain adaptation, a field associated with machine learning and transfer learning

Behavioral adaptation, an adjustment to another type of behavior or environmental context
Hedonic adaptation, the ability of preserving at a stable level of happiness despite better or worse changes in the personal material life
Psychological adaptation, a mind and body interaction which results from competitive or cooperation types of evolution
Preconditioning (adaptation), a general concept in which an entity is exposed to some type of stress or reinforcement stimulus, in order to become more resilient when and if that external factor would happen anytime in the future.

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