Difference between Bridge pattern and Adapter pattern

Question

What is the difference between the Bridge and Adapter patterns?

Answer 1

Bridge is improved Adapter. Bridge includes adapter and adds additional flexibility to it. Here is how elements from Ravindra's answer map between patterns:

      Adapter  |    Bridge
    -----------|---------------
    Target     | Abstraction
    -----------|---------------
               | RefinedAbstraction
               |
               |   This element is Bridge specific. If there is a group of 
               |   implementations that share the same logic, the logic can be placed here.
               |   For example, all cars split into two large groups: manual and auto. 
               |   So, there will be two RefinedAbstraction classes.
    -----------|--------------- 
    Adapter    | Implementor
    -----------|---------------
    Adaptee    | ConcreteImplementor