Receiver 94191 171026144 2007-11-12T20:05:07Z Elonka 438626 Cleanup, removing some redlinks {{wiktionary|receiver}} '''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]] {{disambig}} [[da:Modtager]] [[de:Empfänger]] [[es:Receptor]] [[gl:Receptor]] [[nl:Receiver]] [[ja:受信機]] [[pl:Odbiornik]]