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Decoder vs Decrypter - What's the difference?

decoder | decrypter |

As nouns the difference between decoder and decrypter

is that decoder is a person who decodes secret messages while decrypter is a thing, such as an algorithm, a program, or a device, that decrypts.

decoder

English

Noun

(wikipedia decoder) (en noun)
  • A person who decodes secret messages
  • A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal

    • See also

    * coder

    Anagrams

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    decrypter

    English

    Alternative forms

    * decryptor

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thing, such as an algorithm, a program, or a device, that decrypts.

    • Antonyms

    * (thing that decrypts) encrypter

    Related terms

    * decrypt * decryption