Definitions for decoder
decoder
de·cod·er
Spelling: [dee-koh-der]
IPA: /diˈkoʊ dər/
Decoder is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 103 anagrams from letters in decoder (cddeeor).
Definitions for decoder
noun
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a person who decodes messages or the like.
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a device for decoding cryptograms, codes, or the like, as an electric or electronic apparatus that transforms arbitrary input signals into letters, words, etc.
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Navigation. an electronic circuit designed to respond only to certain signals and to reject others.
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Computers. a circuit designed to produce a single output when actuated by a certain combination of inputs.
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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.
Origin of decoder
First recorded in 1915-20; decode + -er1
Examples for decoder
Adam Hanft is a decoder of the consumer culture and our branded planet.
A bell signal from the electronic brain brought them rushing to the decoder.
When the message was typed by the decoder Ihjel hovered over it, reading each word as it appeared on the paper.
Tom felt a pang of worry as he dressed the next morning, and then relieved the man on duty at the decoder.