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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•cod•er (dē kō′dər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who decodes messages or the like.
- Cryptographya device for decoding cryptograms, codes, or the like, as an electric or electronic apparatus that transforms arbitrary input signals into letters, words, etc.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Navig.]an electronic circuit designed to respond only to certain signals and to reject others.
- Computinga circuit designed to produce a single output when actuated by a certain combination of inputs.
- Radio and Television[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.
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