DECODER

decoder

(noun) a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language

decoder, decipherer

(noun) the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decoder (plural decoders)

A person who decodes secret messages

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

Anagrams

• code red, decored, recoded

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.

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