decoder

See also: décoder

English

Etymology

From decode +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈkəʊdə(ɹ)/

Noun

decoder (plural decoders)

1. A person who decodes secret messages
2. A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal

Derived terms

• decoder ring

 

Translations

A person who decodes secret messages

• Finnish: koodin purkaja
• German: Dekodierer m, Dekodiererin f

A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal

• Catalan: descodificador m
• Czech: dekodér m
• Dutch: decoder (nl) m
• Estonian: dekooder
• Finnish: dekooderi
• German: Dekoder m
• Greek: αποκωδικοποιητής (el) m (apokodikopoiitís)
• Kashubian: dekòder m
• Malay: dekoder
• Polish: dekoder (pl) m, deszyfrator m
• Romanian: decodor n
• Spanish: descodificador (es) m

See also

• coder

Anagrams

• code red, decored, recoded