scrambler
[ skram-bler ]
/ ˈskræm blər /
noun
a person or thing that scrambles.
an electronic device that mixes and confuses telecommunications signals in order to make them unintelligible through certain circuits.Compare unscrambler(def 2).
Words nearby scrambler
scramasax, scramb, scramble, scrambled egg, scrambled eggs, scrambler, scramjet, scran, scrannel, scranton, scrap
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British Dictionary definitions for scrambler
scrambler
/ (ˈskræmblə) /
noun
a plant that produces long weak shoots by which it grows over other plants
an electronic device that renders speech unintelligible during transmission, normal speech being restored at the receiving system
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Science definitions for scrambler
scrambler
[ skrăm′blər ]
An electronic device that scrambles telecommunication signals to make them unintelligible to anyone without a special receiver.
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