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decoder

/ˌdiːˈkəʊdə(r)/noun

उच्चारण डीकोडर

डिकोडर (संकेतों को समझने योग्य रूप में बदलने वाला उपकरण)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a device that changes electronic signals into a form that can be understood, for example so that they can be shown on a television screen

    डिकोडर (संकेतों को समझने योग्य रूप में बदलने वाला उपकरण)

    • You need a satellite decoder to watch these channels.
    • The set-top box at home includes a decoder for all the digital channels.
    • The old television needs a decoder to show digital channels.
    + 2 more examples
    • Plug the decoder into the back of the set.
    • A faulty decoder was blamed for the poor picture quality.
  2. 2

    [C]

    a person or thing that changes a message in code into ordinary language

    कूट-वाचक, कोड पढ़ने वाला

    • The army's decoders worked through the night.
    • A good decoder can turn the scrambled signal back into a readable message.
    • The spy relied on a decoder to read the secret letters.
    + 2 more examples
    • Each decoder in the team was given a different part of the code.
    • The decoder could read the message only with the right key.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

decoder (countable noun)

A decoder is a device or a person; it is countable and the plural is decoders.

'Decoder' एक उपकरण या व्यक्ति है; यह countable है और इसका plural 'decoders' है।

  • The channel gave every customer a free decoder.
  • The cipher needs a skilled decoder.

decoder + for + sth

Use for to say what the device is used with or for.

उपकरण किस काम या किस सेवा के लिए है, यह बताने के लिए 'for' आता है।

  • He bought a decoder for the satellite channels.

decoder + noun

As a modifier, decoder names a type of equipment: a decoder box, a decoder card.

Modifier के रूप में 'decoder' उपकरण का प्रकार बताता है, जैसे decoder box, decoder card।

  • The decoder box stopped working during the match.

decoder of + messages / codes

Use of for the thing that is decoded, when the decoder is a person or a program.

जब decoder कोई व्यक्ति या प्रोग्राम हो, तब जो खोला जाए उसे बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।

  • She was the best decoder of enemy messages in the unit.

decoder vs encoder

An encoder turns a message into code; a decoder turns it back.

Encoder संदेश को कूट में बदलता है; decoder उसे वापस सामान्य रूप में बदलता है।

  • The encoder scrambles the data and the decoder restores it.
+Collocations 5

adjective + decoder

digitalsatellitecablesecretskilled

  • A digital decoder was fitted on the roof.

verb + decoder

installconnectbuyreplacereset

  • The technician installed a new decoder in the living room.

decoder + noun

boxcardchipringsoftware

  • Insert the decoder card carefully into the slot.

decoder + for

televisionsatellite channelsradio signalsvideo filesbarcodes

  • The decoder for the barcode reader is built into the machine.

decoder + verb

converttranslatereadprocessfail

  • The decoder failed to read the damaged signal.
“More examples 7
  • The old television needed a decoder to receive the new digital channels.

पुराने टेलीविज़न को नए डिजिटल चैनल पाने के लिए decoder की आवश्यकता थी।

  • The decoder converts the compressed video into a clear picture.

Decoder संपीड़ित वीडियो को साफ़ तस्वीर में बदल देता है।

  • In the story, a young decoder cracks the enemy's secret code.

कहानी में एक युवा कूट-वाचक शत्रु के गुप्त कूट को खोल देता है।

  • Radhika's father replaced the faulty decoder before the cricket final.

क्रिकेट फ़ाइनल से पहले राधिका के पिता ने ख़राब decoder बदल दिया।

  • A Morse decoder helps beginners read dots and dashes.

Morse decoder शुरुआती लोगों को बिंदु और रेखाएँ पढ़ने में मदद करता है।

  • Without the right decoder, the secret file looked like random letters.

सही decoder के बिना गुप्त फ़ाइल यादृच्छिक अक्षरों जैसी दिखती थी।

  • The class project was to build a simple decoder for a number code.

विद्यालय की परियोजना संख्या-कूट के लिए एक सरल decoder बनाना थी।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The technician fitted a decoder in every houses.

✓ The technician fitted a decoder in every house.

After 'every' the noun is singular.

'Every' के बाद noun singular आता है।

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