Receiver

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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 (information theory), the receiving end of a communications channel
• Digital media receiver
• AV receiver
• Receiver (firearms), houses the operating parts of the gun
• 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
• Administrative receivership
• 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
• Wide receiver or tight end, in American football
• Receiver in Australian rules football, a type of midfielder

See also

• Receipt

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