Receiver

The word receiver has a number of different meanings:

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• In communications and information processing, a receiver is the recipient (observer) of a message (information), which is sent from a source (object). Receivers decode messages.
• A receiver (radio) is an electronic device that receives a radio signal from a transmitter and converts it to useful information in the form of sound, pictures, computer data, navigational position information, etc. An external receiving antenna may be required.
• A receiver (electronics) is a combination of a radio broadcast tuner and an amplifier for the speakers, as well as selection for sources such as a CD or tape, and adjustments for audio, such as a graphic equalizer or basic tone controls.
• In satellite television, a set-top box. See Digibox and similar devices.
• On a telephone, the "receiver" is the handset, particularly the earpiece.
• A receiver (firearms) is the part of the firearm that houses the operating parts of the gun.
• In law, receiver is a person appointed by a court administrator to take into custody the property or funds of others, pending litigation.
• Receiver (in football): a wide receiver or tight end
• Alcohol receiver, or alcohol-receiver, refers to the receptacle for receiving alcohol after distillation.
 
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