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Receiver or receive may refer to:


Arts, entertainment, and media


Music


Albums

* ''Receiver'' (album), the second and final album of the band Farmer Not So John, released in 1998 * ''Receivers'' (album), the fourth full-length release from Parts & Labor, released in 2008 on Jagjaguwar Records


Songs

* "Receive" (song), a song by Canadian-American recording artist Alanis Morissette * "Receiver", a song by
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* "Receiver", a song by the American band Bright on the album ''
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Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Receiver (statue), ''Receiver'' (statue), a public statue in Green Bay, Wisconsin associated with the Green Bay Packers * Receiver (video game), ''Receiver'' (video game), a 2012 first-person shooter * ''Receiver'', a 2024 Netflix streaming television series following NFL wide receivers


Roles and professions

* Receiver, a person who receives goods in a distribution center * Receiver, in receivership, a person appointed as a custodian of another entity's property by a court of law or a creditor of the owner, pending a lawsuit or bankruptcy * Metropolitan Police Receiver, formerly the chief financial officer of the London Metropolitan Police * Receiver of Wreck, an official of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of the United Kingdom, who is concerned with the management of wrecked ships and boats


Sports

* Receiver, a type of midfielder in Australian rules football * Wide receiver, an offensive position in American and Canadian football leagues


Technology

* Receiver (firearms), which houses the working parts of the firearm * Receiver (modulated ultrasound), a device that converts a modulated ultrasonic wave into usable information * Radio receiver, Receiver (radio), an electronic device that converts a signal from a modulated radio wave into usable information ** Tuner (radio), a subsystem that receives radio frequency (RF) transmissions and converts into a fixed frequency * Receiver, the listening device part of a telephone ** The headset (audio) that can also contain the above device ** The handset that sometimes contains the above device * AV receiver, part of a home theater system * Citrix Receiver, a software client application used for virtualization * Digital media receiver * Television set, "telly" (UK), is a device that combines a tuner, display, and speakers for the purpose of viewing television ** Tuner (television), a subsystem that converts radio frequency analog television or digital television transmission into audio and video signals * Milk receiver, the part of a milking machine setup in which milk is collected: see milking pipeline


Other uses

* Receiver (information theory), the receiving end of a communications channel


See also

* * * Receipt * Receiving (disambiguation) * Reception (disambiguation) * Receptor (biochemistry) {{disambiguation