descramble

[dee-skram-buhl]

verb (used with object)

descrambled, descrambling 

1. unscramble.

descramble

/ diːˈskræmbəl /

verb

1. to restore (a scrambled signal) to an intelligible form, esp automatically by the use of electronic devices

Other Word Forms

• descrambler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of descramble¹

de- + scramble

Example Sentences

Samsung’s new sensor will also be able to descramble the color filter for full-resolution 64-megapixel shots in good light.

From The Verge

Though it was stored in encrypted form, it was possible that hackers also obtained the two components needed to descramble the numbers, the company said.

From Washington Times

Encryption goes further than a simple login password, by scrambling data in a way that requires a password key to descramble it.

From New York Times

At present, almost every US household that wants to descramble digital cable signals and send them to the television needs one of those boxes.

From The Guardian

The report says that the e-mails provide evidence that the unit, which is headed by Reuven Hasak, a former deputy director of Israel’s domestic secret service, Shin Bet, encouraged and facilitated piracy by hackers of companies for whom NDS provided pay TV smart cards, which allow subscribers to descramble encoded satellite transmissions.

From New York Times