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Receiver may mean:

The listening device part of a Telephone

The Handset containing that device

Receiver (radio) , an electronic device that converts a radio signal from a transmitter into useful information

Receiver (modulated Ultrasound) , a device that converts a modulated ultrasound signal into useful information

Receiver (hearing Aids) , a Transducer in hearing aids responsible for converting the electric input signal into an acoustic output signal; see also Hearing Aid

Receiver (information Theory) , the receiving end of a communications channel

In Communications and Information Processing , a receiver is the recipient( Observer ) of a Message ( Information ), which is sent from a Source { Object ). Receivers Decode messages.

Receiver (firearms) , houses the operating parts of the gun

Alcohol Receiver , post-distillation receptacle

Receiver (legal) , a person that is appointed as a custodian of other people's property by a Court Of Law or a creditor of the owner, pending a lawsuit or bankruptcy - See Administrative Receivership

Receiver Records Limited , a record label

AV Receiver

Digital Media Receiver

Metropolitan Police Receiver , formerly the chief financial officer of the London Metropolitan Police

Receiver Of Wreck , an official of the UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency, headquartered in Southampton, concerned with the management of wrecked ships

Sports

Wide Receiver or Tight End , in American football

Receiver (Australian Rules Football) , a type of midfielder in Australian Rules Football

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