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Conversion is the transformation of one thing into another Conversion may refer to:

• Conversion (law), an intentional tort to personal property
  • Criminal conversion, exerting unauthorised use or control of someone else's property

• Conversion (linguistics), the creation of a word from an existing word without any change in form

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

• Conversion (options), an option strategy

Other meanings

'Conversion may also refer to:

• Conversion therapy, aka "reparative therapy", attempts to eliminate or diminish same-sex desires and behaviors
• Equitable conversion, The conversion of equitable interests in real estate to money in a property transaction
• Currency conversion, foreign currency exchange
• Miniature conversion, altering the appearance of a model
• Conversion syndrome, a condition in which physical symptoms arise for which there is no clear explanation; cf. Conversion disorder

Religion

• Religious conversion, the adoption of a new religious identity
  • Deathbed conversion, done just before death
  • Forced conversion, done under duress
  • Secondary conversion, done because of a personal relationship

Sport

• Extra point and two-point conversion, in American football, an opportunity to score one or two points following a touchdown
• Conversion, in Rugby football, a kick at goal to convert the try from one set of points into another larger set of points

Science & technology

• Conversion of units, between different units of measurement
  • See also: Units conversion by factor-label and Dimensional analysis
• Conversion (chemistry) (disambiguation)
• Conversion (logic), a concept in traditional logic
• Electric vehicle conversion, modification of a conventional vehicle to battery electric
• Energy conversion, various forms of energy can be transformed into one another
• Internal conversion, a radioactive decay process

Computing

• CHS conversion, cylinder/head/sector to linear base address
• Code conversion, multiple meanings in telecommunication
• Type conversion, in computer science, changing an entity of one data type into another
• Data conversion, from one form of computer data to another
• upconversion of video to a higher definition

Entertainment

• "Conversion" (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of the television series
• "The Conversion" (The Outer Limits), an episode of the television series

See also

• Misplaced Pages Template:Convert

• Disambiguation pages