Receiver

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Receiver may mean:

Receiver (Information Theory) the receiving end of a communications channel
the listening device part of a telephone
Receiver (radio), an electronic device that converts a radio signal from a transmitter into useful information
Receiver (hearing aids), a transducer in hearing aids responsible for converting the electric input signal into an acoustic output signal; see hearing aid
Receiver (firearms), houses the operating parts of the gun
Alcohol receiver, post-distillation receptacle
Wide receiver or tight end, in American football
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 reorganization

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