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DECODER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does decoder mean?
• DECODER (noun)
The noun DECODER has 2 senses:
1. the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
2. a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language
Familiarity information: DECODER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
decipherer; decoder
Hypernyms ("decoder" is a kind of...):
intellect; intellectual (a person who uses the mind creatively)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decoder"):
cryptanalyst; cryptographer; cryptologist (decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("decoder" is a kind of...):
machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
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