DECODER Definition & Meaning

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decoder

[ dee-koh-der ]

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noun

a person who decodes messages or the like.
a device for decoding cryptograms, codes, or the like, as an electric or electronic apparatus that transforms arbitrary input signals into letters, words, etc.
Navigation. an electronic circuit designed to respond only to certain signals and to reject others.
Computers. a circuit designed to produce a single output when actuated by a certain combination of inputs.
Television. a box attached to a television set containing circuitry to unscramble encoded signals, as cable-television programs or closed captions, so that the signals can be displayed on the screen.

decoder

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An electronic or software device that converts telecommunication signals from their transmitted form into a form interpretable to other devices or to human beings.

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Origin of decoder¹

First recorded in 1915–20; decode + -er ¹

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But ultimately he would put that through his decoder and his processor and do what was right for the people.

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The electrodes gather data by measuring electrical signals from the brain, and the decoder interprets that information and translates it into game action.

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A precursor to cable, the service used a technology called Phonevision to deliver first-run movies and live sporting events through phone lines and a decoder installed in the home.

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When Huth and Tang’s semantic decoder began to yield results in the University of Texas experiments, Huth had two conflicting reactions.

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The decoder telling him to be sure to drink his Ovaltine.

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