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Binary decoder

A binary decoder is a special thing that can understand numbers written in a special code called binary. Binary is a code that only uses two numbers, 0 and 1, instead of the ten numbers we normally use. So instead of counting from 1 to 10, like we do, in binary we count from 0 to 1 (which can be written as 01).

A binary decoder is like a secret code cracker that takes in a bunch of 0s and 1s and turns them into something we can understand. It does this by looking at different patterns of 0s and 1s and figuring out what they mean. For example, if we give the binary decoder the code 0111, it will know that this means the number 7 in regular counting.

Binary decoders are really helpful because they help us turn codes that computers can understand into codes that humans can understand. They are used in lots of different things like TVs, phones, and even space shuttles!
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