The Adapter Pattern
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References to this information
Design Pattern: elements of reusable object-oriented Software (1995) by Erick Gamma [et al]
Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design (2005) by Alan Shalloway and James Trott
Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Interative Development (2004) by Craig Larman
The Gang of Four Companion http://www.lepus.org.uk/ref/companion/index.xml
http://www.coderanch.com/t/98662/OO-Patterns-UML-Refactoring/What-pluggable-adapter