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decoder

de·cod·er
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dee-koh-der]
    • /diˈkoʊ dər/
    • /diːˈkəʊd.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-koh-der]
    • /diˈkoʊ dər/

Definitions of decoder word

  • countable noun decoder A decoder is a device used to decode messages or signals sent in code, for example the television signals from a satellite. 3
  • noun decoder a person who decodes messages 3
  • noun decoder a device that decodes scrambled messages sent by telephone 3
  • noun decoder in an electronic digital computer, a circuit device that determines the content of a given instruction or performs digital-to-analog conversion 3
  • noun decoder a person who decodes messages or the like. 1
  • noun decoder a device for decoding cryptograms, codes, or the like, as an electric or electronic apparatus that transforms arbitrary input signals into letters, words, etc. 1

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Origin of decoder

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; decode + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Decoder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

decoder popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

decoder usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for decoder

noun decoder

  • linguist — a specialist in linguistics.
  • adapter — a person or thing that adapts
  • polyglot — able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
  • cryptologist — cryptography.
  • dragoman — (in the Near East) a professional interpreter.

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