sender
Americannoun
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a person or thing that sends.
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a transmitter of electric pulses, as in telegraphy.
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The key distinction is that Zcash gives users the option to use shielded addresses, which use encryption to hide sensitive data, such as the sender, receiver and transaction amount.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Locals praised the sender for making amends, with one writing: "A lovely, kind gesture to make up for foolish actions from years ago."
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
"The new findings show that the accuracy of a signal can depend on the availability of receivers, not only on the motivation of the sender," said Nieh.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
She’s long been a prolific sender of care packages — sweets, soup mixes, plants, little odds and ends she thinks I might like.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
This meant that each cipher was based on an ordinary book—one that the sender and receiver both owned.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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