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decoder

noun
/dɪˈkəʊdə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From decode + -er.

  1. derived from cōdex
  2. derived from code
  3. inherited from code — “system of law”
  4. prefixed as decode — “de + code”
  5. formed as decoder — “decode + -er”

Definitions

  1. A person who decodes secret messages

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

The neighborhood

Derived

codec, decoder ring, isodecoder

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for decoder. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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