decoder

Noun

Meaning

the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text

a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

interpreter translator decipherer polyglot guide exponent critic scholar commentator adapter linguist tracer solver coder demonstrator
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Antonyms

listener coder cryptographer Other people encoder monoglot
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Hypernyms

machine intellectual intellect

Hyponyms

cryptographer cryptanalyst cryptologist

Phrases with the word

decoder circuit facial decoder

Examples

Even Charles Darwin, that human decoder ring of bizarre behavior, found the idea of saving a stranger's life to be a total head-scratcher. Christopher McDougall

I couldn't wait to look at someone who shared my genes. I thought my baby was going to provide a decoder key to my past. But then I looked at Pippa and realized, no, she's actually the key to my future. Emily Procter

90 kHz PTS values in the PS header tell the decoder which video SCR values match which audio SCR values. Source: Internet

AFN decoder owners may also hit the EPG button on their remote. Source: Internet

A GIF marked 87a may contain extension blocks; the intent is that a decoder can read and display the file without the features covered in extensions it does not understand. Source: Internet

Although an MP3 decoder must support VBR to be standards compliant, historically some decoders have bugs with VBR decoding, particularly before VBR encoders became widespread. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

decode a secret code decode a secret language decoded text decoder circuit decoder ring decodification