unscrambler

[uhn-skram-bler]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that unscrambles.
Also an electronic device that makes scrambled telecommunications signals intelligible by systematically tuning the receiver to the frequencies used in transmission.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unscrambler¹

First recorded in 1950–55; unscramble + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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That is typically done with a "unscrambler," a mechanism that shakes and turns piles of caps until they are oriented to feed into the filling machine.

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Gus, here, he's a unscrambler that can make any kinda scanning pattern.

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unscramble unscratched

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