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).
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Words nearby scrambler
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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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Scientific 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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