Decoder may refer to:
Technology
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Audio decoder converts digital audio to analog form
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Binary decoder
In digital electronics, a binary decoder is a combinational logic circuit that converts binary information from the n coded inputs to a maximum of 2n unique outputs. They are used in a wide variety of applications, including instruction decoding ...
, digital circuits such as 1-of-N and seven-segment decoders
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Decompress (compression decoder), converts compressed data (e.g., audio/video/images) to an uncompressed form
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Instruction decoder, an electronic circuit that converts computer instructions into CPU control signals
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Quadrature decoder
Quadrature may refer to:
Mathematics
* Quadrature (geometry), drawing a square with the same area as a given plane figure (''squaring'') or computing that area
** Quadrature of the circle
** ''Quadrature of the Parabola''
** Quadrature of the h ...
, converts signals from an incremental encoder into counter control signals
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Video decoder, converts base-band analog video to digital form
Music
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Decoder (band), a defunct post-hardcore band that was briefly named ''Lead Hands''
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Decoder (duo), a drum and bass duo
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''Decoder'' (album)
Other uses
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''Decoder'' (film), a 1984 West German film
See also
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Decoding methods
In coding theory, decoding is the process of translating received messages into Code word (communication), codewords of a given code. There have been many common methods of mapping messages to codewords. These are often used to recover messages se ...
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Code (disambiguation)
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Recode (disambiguation)
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