Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. One that decodes.
- n. A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal to make it interpretable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A person who decodes secret messages
- n. A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
- n. a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language
Etymologies
Examples
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USDA is a great nutrient information source, Label Lookup is a super label decoder and Eat Local soon to be an App makes seasonal eating easy.
Wendy Gordon: The Blessing of Variety: An Eco-Omnivore's Thanksgiving
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That decoder is really a computer that is used only to receive messages.
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Use our interactive label decoder to find your way in the murky world of certifications and ingredients.
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Note that the terms decoder, codec, and filter are somewhat interchangeable.
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Can you read the text okey? vobsub as subtitle decoder? or a player with built in subtitle decoder?
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Thanks Vanessa Radnidge, my publisher aka decoder!
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New computer-based technology has brought model railways into the 21st century with Digital Command Control which enables model trains to be driven just like the real thing, including authentic sound, via a micro-processor known as a decoder which gives each locomotive its independently controllable characteristics.
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Well, how do we ever live up to the results of the sexy name decoder?
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Presidential phrase decoder: "Fair Share" means 0% for half of income tax filers.
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It includes a new teletext subtitles decoder, new flash video decoders and Mac OS X interface improvements.
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