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title: Converter
slug: '2735'
canonical_url: https://docs.coveo.com/en/2735/
collection: glossary
source_format: adoc
---
# Converter
A {doctitle} is a Coveo component that extracts content, properties, and [metadata](https://docs.coveo.com/en/218/) from [items](https://docs.coveo.com/en/210/) retrieved from [repositories](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2739/).
It converts this information into a format that can be handled by the [index](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/).

In the [indexing pipeline](https://docs.coveo.com/en/184/), the conversion step takes place at the processing stage.