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unscrambler

American  
[uhn-skram-bler] / ʌnˈskræm blər /

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.

Etymology

Origin of unscrambler

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

Example Sentences

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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 Leinster, Murray

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