Receive

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004718",
  "term": "Receive",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To acquire or detect a signal, data, or energy transmitted from a source. In electronics, this involves a receiver circuit or device converting an incoming electromagnetic wave or electrical pulse into a usable form. A radio receiver, for instance, converts modulated radio waves into audible sound.",
  "synonyms": [
    "acquire",
    "accept",
    "attain",
    "come by",
    "cop",
    "enlist",
    "fang",
    "gain",
    "garner",
    "get",
    "get hold of",
    "get one's hands on"
  ],
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "see_also": [
    "fang",
    "gain",
    "receptacle",
    "reception"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "empfangen",
    "es": "recibir",
    "fr": "recevoir"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/receive/"
}