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de·scram·ble

 (dē-skrăm′bəl)
tr.v. de·scram·bled, de·scram·bling, de·scram·bles
To unscramble (a coded message or signal, for example).
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descramble

(diːˈskræmbəl)
vb
(Telecommunications) to restore (a scrambled signal) to an intelligible form, esp automatically by the use of electronic devices
ˌdeˈscrambler n
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descramble


Past participle: descrambled
Gerund: descrambling

Imperative
descramble
descramble
Present
I descramble
you descramble
he/she/it descrambles
we descramble
you descramble
they descramble
Preterite
I descrambled
you descrambled
he/she/it descrambled
we descrambled
you descrambled
they descrambled
Present Continuous
I am descrambling
you are descrambling
he/she/it is descrambling
we are descrambling
you are descrambling
they are descrambling
Present Perfect
I have descrambled
you have descrambled
he/she/it has descrambled
we have descrambled
you have descrambled
they have descrambled
Past Continuous
I was descrambling
you were descrambling
he/she/it was descrambling
we were descrambling
you were descrambling
they were descrambling
Past Perfect
I had descrambled
you had descrambled
he/she/it had descrambled
we had descrambled
you had descrambled
they had descrambled
Future
I will descramble
you will descramble
he/she/it will descramble
we will descramble
you will descramble
they will descramble
Future Perfect
I will have descrambled
you will have descrambled
he/she/it will have descrambled
we will have descrambled
you will have descrambled
they will have descrambled
Future Continuous
I will be descrambling
you will be descrambling
he/she/it will be descrambling
we will be descrambling
you will be descrambling
they will be descrambling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been descrambling
you have been descrambling
he/she/it has been descrambling
we have been descrambling
you have been descrambling
they have been descrambling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been descrambling
you will have been descrambling
he/she/it will have been descrambling
we will have been descrambling
you will have been descrambling
they will have been descrambling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been descrambling
you had been descrambling
he/she/it had been descrambling
we had been descrambling
you had been descrambling
they had been descrambling
Conditional
I would descramble
you would descramble
he/she/it would descramble
we would descramble
you would descramble
they would descramble
Past Conditional
I would have descrambled
you would have descrambled
he/she/it would have descrambled
we would have descrambled
you would have descrambled
they would have descrambled
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Translations

descramble

[ˈdiːˈskræmbl] VT (TV) → descodificar
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descramble

vt (Telec) → entschlüsseln
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References in periodicals archive ?
(https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/8/18537699/samsung-64-megapixel-phone-camera-sensor-announced) The Verge reported that the new 64-megapixel sensor can descramble the color filter in order to produce top-quality full-resolution 64-megapixel images in good light.
Though it was stored in encrypted form, it was possible that hackers also obtained the two components needed to descramble the numbers, the company said.
Government officials have long wanted to force tech companies to build 'back doors' into encrypted devices, so that the companies can help law enforcement descramble messages with a warrant.
The received signal distribution after the FFT window adjustment is shown in Figure 9, where the phase rotation can be compensated before descramble. This distribution looks like Figure 5(b) owing to the ICI avoidance.
Now I know to read them in any way, and even to descramble some of them.
The decoders descramble the encrypted signals that come from satellite.