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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The official synopsis for The Amateur, as per Disney, reads:
Charlie Heller (Rami Malek) is a brilliant, but deeply introverted decoder for the CIA working out of a basement office at headquarters in Langley whose life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack.
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Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Given that its decoder is tasked with both transcription and token prediction, without precise alignment between audio and text during training, the model can prioritize generating fluent text over accurately transcribing the input.
—Asmelash Teka Hadgu, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
So the Qualcomm engineers designed the decoders to report when the error rate got higher or lower than normal, so that this information could also be used to adjust signal strength.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Apr. 2013
Laura’s empty swimming pool comes in for a major metaphorical workout, and the film is dotted with memes and totems of a kind of witchcraft we’re never given the full decoder ring to.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
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Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Given that its decoder is tasked with both transcription and token prediction, without precise alignment between audio and text during training, the model can prioritize generating fluent text over accurately transcribing the input.
—Asmelash Teka Hadgu, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
So the Qualcomm engineers designed the decoders to report when the error rate got higher or lower than normal, so that this information could also be used to adjust signal strength.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Apr. 2013
Laura’s empty swimming pool comes in for a major metaphorical workout, and the film is dotted with memes and totems of a kind of witchcraft we’re never given the full decoder ring to.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
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“Decoder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decoder. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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