decoder
noun
- device which reverses the operation of an encoder
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈkəʊdə(ɹ)/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English code English decode Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English decoder From decode + -er.
- A person who decodes secret messages
- A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal