Definition of DECODER

decoder

Meanings

Plural: decoders

Noun

  • the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
  • a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language
  • A person who decodes secret messages
  • A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal

Origin / Etymology

From decode + -er.

Synonyms

decipherer

Scrabble Score: 11

decoder is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 12

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