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der Encoder

encoder, coder

Der Encoder wandelt das Signal um.

The encoder converts the signal.

Wir brauchen einen neuen Encoder für das Video.

We need a new encoder for the video.

der Encoder + verb ((sth.)) the encoder ... sth. The encoder compresses the data.

Kodierer (coder), Wandler (converter)

Borrowed from English 'encoder', from 'to encode'. Composed of 'en-' (in, into) and 'code'.

Think of a device that puts information 'into a code'. It's the opposite of a 'decoder'.

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