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decoder Definition

de·coder (--ər)

noun

  1. a person who decodes messages
  2. a device that decodes scrambled messages sent by telephone
  3. in an electronic digital computer, a circuit device that determines the content of a given instruction or performs digital-to-analog conversion

decoder Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • stack: We then describe recent developments to CHRONOS, a time-first stack decoder.
  • surround: The format needs to be played through a surround decoder to produce surround sound.
  • channel: This upgrade provides future proof access to the world of external multi channel audio decoders regardless of future changes in technology.

Adjective modifier

  • mpeg-2: However, you will still need to install an MPEG-2 decoder to play it.
  • mpeg2: I cannot find anywhere that allows me to change settings for the MPEG2 decoder within the Nvidia onboard graphics properties.
  • unauthorized: The law therefore sets out in what circumstances it is illegal to make and sell or otherwise deal in unauthorized decoders.
  • built-in: The service is an optional extra and to use it television receivers need a special, built-in decoder.
  • closed: Some video recorders have a closed caption decoder built into them.
  • audio: This upgrade provides future proof access to the world of external multi channel audio decoders regardless of future changes in technology.

Modifies a noun

  • iteration: These are the block ( or interleaver ) size, the encoder constraint length and the number of decoder iterations performed.
  • chip: Many first generation set-top boxes employ MPEG decoder chips which are not very robust in this respect.
  • circuit: These are normally connected to inputs on the color decoder circuit in the receiver.
  • box: You will also need to get a HD decoder box from the cable company to watch these signals.
  • ring: And it's a lot faster than sending secret messages with a decoder ring.

Noun used with modifier

  • teletext: These BBC Prime pages from March 2000 were decoded by Bryan Greene using the teletext decoder in his MAC receiver.
  • mpeg: MPEG decoders convert the compacted tokens back into something resembling the original video stream.
  • multisource: A prototype version of the multisource decoder was reported in Barker et al.
  • nvidia: Or turning off Hardware Acceleration in the nVidia decoder?
  • caption: Some video recorders have a closed caption decoder built into them.
  • stack: This work introduces a novel approach to decoding for segment models in the form of a stack decoder with A * search.