scrambler

[ skram-bler ]

/ ˈskræm blər /

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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).

Nearby words

scramasax, scramb, scramble, scrambled egg, scrambled eggs, scrambler, scramjet, scran, scrannel, scranton, scrap

Origin of scrambler

First recorded in 1680–90; scramble + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for scrambler

His image shimmered then cleared as the scrambler units aligned.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
He threw the scrambler switch, then asked anxiously, "Yes, Steve?"
The Electronic Mind Reader|John Blaine
We keep a careful check to be sure our phones aren't tapped, and there's a scrambler on each line.
The Electronic Mind Reader|John Blaine
This is the tragic side of the scrambler's career, the shadow thrown by almost every one of the class.
The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. I (of 2)|Eliza Lynn Linton

Dan gulped the last of his coffee, and found a visi-phone booth with a scrambler in working order.
Martyr|Alan Edward Nourse

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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