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A '''receiver''' is
 
A '''receiver''' is
   
{{Quote|[t]he equipment that receives incoming electrical signals or modulated radio waves and converts them into the original audio, video or data signals.<ref>[[Eutelsat]], Glossary ([http://www.eutelsat.com/en/support/glossary/devices-hardware.html full-text]).</ref>}}
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{{Quote|[t]he [[equipment]] that receives incoming [[electrical signal]]s or [[modulated]] [[radio wave]]s and [[convert]]s them into the original [[audio]], [[video]] or [[data signal]]s.<ref>[[Eutelsat]], Glossary ([http://www.eutelsat.com/en/support/glossary/devices-hardware.html full-text]).</ref>}}
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 05:18, 7 November 2016

Definition

Financial institution

A receiver is

[a]n individual, corporation, or other entity that has authorized a company or an originator to initiate a credit or debit entry to a transaction account belonging to the receiver held at its RDFI.[1]
a natural person or an organization which has authorized an Originator to initiate an ACH entry to the Receiver’s account with the RDFI. A Receiver may be either a company or a consumer, depending on the type of transaction.[2]

Telecommunications

A receiver is the listening device part of a telephone handset.

A receiver is

[t]he equipment that receives incoming electrical signals or modulated radio waves and converts them into the original audio, video or data signals.[3]

References

  1. Information Society IT Examination Handbook, Retail Payment Systems, App. B, Glossary.
  2. "Understanding the ACH Network: An ACH Primer," at 1 (full-text).
  3. Eutelsat, Glossary (full-text).

References


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