Decoder

Decoder may refer to:

Data format converters

• Audio decoder converts analog audio to digital form
• Binary decoder, digital circuits such as 1-of-N and seven-segment decoders
• Decompress (compression decoder), converts compressed data (e.g., audio/video/images) to an uncompressed form
• Instruction decoder, an electronic circuit that converts computer instructions into CPU control signals
• Video decoder, converts base-band analog video to digital form

Music

• Decoder (band), a defunct post-hardcore band that was briefly named Lead Hands
• Decoder (duo), a drum and bass duo

Other uses

• Decoder (film), a 1984 West German film

See also

• Decoding methods