Decoder

Decoder may refer to:

Technology

 * Audio decoder converts digital audio to analog 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
 * Quadrature decoder, converts signals from an incremental encoder into counter 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
 * Decoder (album)

Other uses

 * Decoder (film), a 1984 West German film