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unscrambler en · NOUN

Etymology

From unscramble + -er.

Meanings

  1. That which unscrambles; a device for decoding a scrambled signal.
    • I more than once saw home-made satellite TV unscramblers being sold on the street in Havana. 2012, Fr. Pat Sullivan O.F.M. Cap, Four Years In Castro's Cuba (page 59)
    • Even with the best helium unscrambler it can be difficult to understand all divers, particularly at deeper depths. 2004, Robert W. Christensen, The Simple Guide to Commercial Diving, page 60:

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Antonyms

scrambler

Deriveds

helium unscrambler · helium speech unscrambler

Relateds

descrambler