encoder.

1. A device or software component that converts information into a coded form.

2. A device that converts a mechanical position or movement into an electrical representation.

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Words that belong together

• signal encoder
• video encoder

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The signal encoder produced a stream the receiver could not interpret.

She bypassed the damaged video encoder to recover the raw images.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular encoder; plural encoders. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.