unscrambler
Americannoun
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a person or thing that unscrambles.
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Also an electronic device that makes scrambled telecommunications signals intelligible by systematically tuning the receiver to the frequencies used in transmission.
Etymology
Origin of unscrambler
First recorded in 1950–55; unscramble + -er 1
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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 ● Jul. 19, 2021
Gus, here, he's a unscrambler that can make any kinda scanning pattern.
From The Machine That Saved The World by Murray Leinster
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