decoder
noun
de·cod·er
(ˌ)dē-ˈkō-dər 
: one that decodes
especially
: an electronic device that converts signals from one form to another (as for unscrambling a television transmission)
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In addition, there are closed caption or closed caption decoders for guest room televisions, assistive listening devices for meetings upon request, and accessible guestrooms with mobility features and 32-inch doorways.
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Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
The rest of the special gives its young viewers a decoder ring for those messages, and permission to disregard them.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
According to two anonymous sources referenced in the report, Google is expected to upgrade its software AV1 decoder to libdav1d by March 2024 through a Google Play system update.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
During playback, a decoder in your audio system decodes the files, which are then converted back to the multichannel analog sound signals by digital-to-analog converters.
—Qi “peter” Li, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2022
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Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
The rest of the special gives its young viewers a decoder ring for those messages, and permission to disregard them.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
According to two anonymous sources referenced in the report, Google is expected to upgrade its software AV1 decoder to libdav1d by March 2024 through a Google Play system update.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
During playback, a decoder in your audio system decodes the files, which are then converted back to the multichannel analog sound signals by digital-to-analog converters.
—Qi “peter” Li, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2022
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“Decoder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decoder. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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