What is Receiver:
Receiver is any organism, device, machine or person that receives stimuli, energies, signals or messages.
Receiver derives from the Latin verb recipere composed of the prefix re– indicating repetition, the verb capere which means capture and the suffix –toreither –sister which refers to the thing or person that performs an action.
A receiver is something that receives. A receiving device, for example, can capture electrical or electromagnetic signals for the reception of telegrams, telephone communications, radio or television. A receiver motor, on the other hand, is one that receives energy from a generator to operate.
Other signals that a receiver can receive are wireless ones, such as Bluetooth audio receivers, which receive cell phone signals and transmit, through the output device with which they are connected, sound or music.
The recipient can also be an institution, such as a bank. A receiving bank is used in the context of a bank transfer, where the receiving bank is the one that receives the transferred money.
Receptor in biology
In biology, the receptor is any structure in the organism that receives stimuli, triggering a response.
Sensory receptors, for example, are the nerve endings that detect physical and chemical changes in the environment through the sensory organs, also called senses.
Receptor in pharmacology
In pharmacology or chemistry, receptors are the structures of cells that receive hormones, toxins, medications or neurotransmitters to trigger the expected response.
Receiver and emitter
In communication, the receiver and the sender are two of the elements of communication. The receiver is the person who receives the message and the sender is the person who transmits it.
See also Elements of communication.