decoder
In computing, an electronic circuit used to select one of several possible data pathways. Decoders are, for example, used to direct data to individual memory locations within a computer's immediate access memory.
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decoderIn computing, an electronic circuit used to select one of several possible data pathways. Decoders are, for example, used to direct data to individual memory locations within a computer's immediate access memory. |
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The ability to decode print is a critical step in alphabetic reading. deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN), Reykjavik, Iceland, has initiated its ten-week, information-rich Phase IIa clinical trial of DG031, its developmental compound for the prevention of heart attack. Other studies show that using context can help decode words only about 10 to 25 percent of the time and this rate is too slow for fluency. |
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