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unscrambler
[ uhn-skram-bler ]
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. Compare scrambler ( def 2 ).
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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
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.
From Reuters
Gus, here, he's a unscrambler that can make any kinda scanning pattern.
From Project Gutenberg
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