ALL meanings of decoder
de·cod·er
D d - 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 sb who deciphers codes 1
- noun decoder machine that deciphers codes 1
- noun decoder A person or thing that analyzes and interprets something, in particular. 1
- 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
- noun decoder Navigation. an electronic circuit designed to respond only to certain signals and to reject others. 1
- noun decoder Computers. a circuit designed to produce a single output when actuated by a certain combination of inputs. 1
- noun decoder 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. 1
- noun decoder A person who decodes secret messages. 0
- noun decoder A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal. 0