encoder
- a word derived from encode.
Example Sentences
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The implant also includes a low-noise amplifier and an optical encoder, both built with the same type of semiconductor technology used in everyday microchips.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
The team said later the problems were caused by a Vyvx encoder in Burbank, California, within master control that required a reboot every time the broadcast went to a break.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
Changing the encoder, bitrate, and presets will change how your viewers experience your stream, so feel free to play around in here.
From The Verge • Apr. 15, 2020
Codes are compiled and kept in codebooks, not unlike dictionaries, where the encoder can look up the word or phrase and the corresponding group that stands for it.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2017
At least one widely distributed Huffman decoder program was actually *named* `PUFF', but these days it is usually packaged with the encoder.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.