unscrambler

[ uhn-skram-bler ]

noun

1. a person or thing that unscrambles.
2. 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 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of unscrambler¹

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

Example Sentences

But a play-back recorder named Al, and a picture-unscrambler named Gus were in closed-circuit relationship with Betsy.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg