| 单词 | decoder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdeˈcoder deˈcoder n. one who or that which decodes (see also quots. 1962, 1964). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > code, cipher > decoding, deciphering > [noun] > one who decodes decipherer1587 decoder1920 cryptanalyst1921 code breaker1925 code cracker1939 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > code, cipher > decoding, deciphering > [noun] > electronic device decoder1920 code breaker1925 code cracker1939 1920 Glasgow Herald 20 Aug. 8 The decoder on his own showing was doubtful as to his interpretation. 1957 Electronic Engin. 29 574 The decoders were produced in the laboratory at a cost of about £50 each. 1962 Gloss. Autom. Data Processing (B.S.I.) 83 Decoder. 1. A device capable of decoding a group of signals and generating other signals which may initiate an operation. 2. In data-processing equipment. A device with a number of input and output lines in which a specified combination of input signals causes a particular output line to give a signal. 1964 F. L. Westwater Electronic Computers (ed. 2) i. 2 Before it can operate, the computer must have numbers presented in the form which it can understand. This requires some kind of decoder or mechanism which will translate a number into a suitably recognisable electrical impulse. < as lemmas |
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