См. также в других словарях:
receiver — re·ceiv·er /ri sē vər/ n 1: an officer charged with receiving tax payments or returns and other related duties (as the maintenance of tax rolls) 2: a person appointed by the court to hold in trust and administer property in litigation; esp: one… … Law dictionary
Receiver (firearms) — In firearms terminology, the receiver is the part of a firearm that houses the operating parts. It is sometimes called the body of the firearm, and especially in the context of handguns (revolvers and pistols) it is often called the frame. It is… … Wikipedia
receiver — A person appointed by a court for the purpose of preserving property of a debtor pending an action against him, or applying the property in satisfaction of a creditor s claim, whenever there is danger that, in the absence of such an appointment,… … Black's law dictionary
receiver-general — obsolete a prostitute Punning on the officer appointed by the court in a case of insolvency and her reception of men generally … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Superheterodyne receiver — A 5 tube superheterodyne receiver made in Japan around 1955 In electronics, a superheterodyne receiver (sometimes shortened to superhet) uses frequency mixing or heterodyning to convert a received signal to a fixed intermediate frequency, which… … Wikipedia
FTA Receiver — A free to air or FTA Receiver is a satellite TV receiver designed solely to receive unencrypted broadcasts. Modern decoders are typically compliant with the MPEG 2/DVB S standard for digital television, while older FTA receivers relied on analog… … Wikipedia
Wide receiver — A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football. Only players in certain positions are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible receivers, as are… … Wikipedia
Eligible receiver — In American football and Canadian football, not all players on offense are entitled to receive a forward pass. Only an eligible pass receiver may legally catch a forward pass, and only an eligible receiver may advance beyond the neutral zone if a … Wikipedia
Direct-conversion receiver — A direct conversion receiver (DCR), also known as homodyne, synchrodyne, or zero IF receiver, is a radio receiver design that demodulates the incoming radio signal using synchronous detection driven by a local oscillator whose frequency is… … Wikipedia
Close Quarters Battle Receiver — Close Quarter Battle Receiver[1] Above: An M4A1 with SOPMOD package, including Rail Interface System and Trijicon 4x ACOG. The barrel length is 14.5 inches (370 mm). Below: An M4A1 with … Wikipedia
Measuring receiver — In telecommunication, a measuring receiver or measurement receiver is a calibrated laboratory grade radio receiver designed to measure the characteristics of radio signals. The parameters of such receivers (tuning frequency, receiving bandwidth,… … Wikipedia
