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decoder

Pronunciation: /dɪˈkəʊdə(ɹ)/

The English word “decoder” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

From decode + -er.

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