unscrambler

[uhn-skram-bler]

noun

1. a person or thing that unscrambles.

2. Also an electronic device that makes scrambled telecommunications signals intelligible by systematically tuning the receiver to the frequencies used in transmission.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unscrambler¹

First recorded in 1950–55; unscramble + -er ¹

Example Sentences

That is typically done with a "unscrambler," a mechanism that shakes and turns piles of caps until they are oriented to feed into the filling machine.

From Reuters

Gus, here, he's a unscrambler that can make any kinda scanning pattern.

From Project Gutenberg