Descrambler vs. Scramble — What's the Difference?

An electronic device that decodes a scrambled transmission into a signal that is intelligible to the recipient.

Make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet

Something that descrambles; a device for decoding a scrambled signal.

Order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action

Make (something) jumbled or muddled

(of a quarterback) run with the ball behind the line of scrimmage, avoiding tackles

A difficult or hurried clamber up or over something

An emergency take-off by fighter aircraft

A disordered mixture of things

To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.

To climb, as on a mountainside, by using both hands and feet for support but typically without using a rope or other specialized gear.

To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something

To take off with all possible haste, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

To run around with the ball behind the line of scrimmage in order to avoid being tackled while searching for an open receiver.

To run forward with the ball when unable to complete an intended pass play. Used of a quarterback.

(Linguistics) To move to another position in a syntactic structure, as for emphasis. Used of phrases or other syntactic constituents.

To mix or throw together haphazardly.

To gather together in a hurried or disorderly fashion.

To cook (beaten eggs) until firm but with a soft consistency.

(Electronics) To distort or garble (a signal) so as to render it unintelligible without a special receiver.

To cause (aircraft) to take off as fast as possible, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

The act or an instance of scrambling.

An arduous hike or climb over rough terrain, especially one that requires the use of the hands for support but does not require specialized mountaineering gear.

A struggle for something

(Sports) See motocross.

A swift takeoff of military aircraft in response to an alert or attack.

(intransitive) To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.

(intransitive) To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.

To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.

(transitive) To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.

To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.

To be quickly deployed in this manner.

To partake in motocross.

(intransitive) To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.

(transitive) To gather or collect by scrambling.

(transitive) To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.

(transitive) To throw something down for others to compete for in this manner.

A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.

(military) An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.

A motocross race.

Any frantic period of competitive activity.

(gridiron football) An impromptu maneuver or run by a quarterback, attempting to gain yardage or avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.

(golf) A statistic used in assessing a player's short game, consisting of a chip or putt from under 50 yards away that results in requiring one putt or less on the green.

(golf) A variant of golf in which each player in a team tees off on each hole, and the players decide which shot was best. Every player then plays their second shot from within a club length of where the best ball has come to rest, and the procedure is repeated until the hole is finished.

(UK) Shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually want that item, causing them to rush for it.

To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.

To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth.

To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking.

The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering.

The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office.

An unceremonious and disorganized struggle

Rushing about hastily in an undignified way

To move hurriedly;

Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Bring into random order

Stir vigorously;

Make unintelligible;