Receiver or receive may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Albums

* ''Receiver'' (album), the second and final album of the band Farmer Not So John, released in 1998 * ''Receivers'' (album), the fourth full-length release from Parts & Labor, released in 2008 on Jagjaguwar Records

Songs

* "Receive" (song), a song by Canadian-American recording artist Alanis Morissette * "Receiver", a song by Wagon Christ * "Receiver", a song by the American band Bright on the album '' Bells Break Their Towers''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Receiver'' (statue), a public statue in Green Bay, Wisconsin associated with the Green Bay Packers * ''Receiver'' (video game), a 2012 first-person shooter * ''Receiver'', a 2024

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streaming television series following NFL wide receivers

Roles and professions

* Receiver, a person who receives goods in a

distribution center A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products (goods) to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to c ...

* Receiver, in

receivership In law, receivership is a situation in which an institution or enterprise is held by a receiver – a person "placed in the custodial responsibility for the property of others, including tangible and intangible assets and rights" – especia ...

, a person appointed as a custodian of another entity's property by a court of law or a creditor of the owner, pending a lawsuit or bankruptcy * Metropolitan Police Receiver, formerly the chief financial officer of the London Metropolitan Police * Receiver of Wreck, an official of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of the United Kingdom, who is concerned with the management of wrecked ships and boats

Sports

* Receiver, a type of midfielder in

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Wide receiver A wide receiver (WR), also referred to as a wideout, and historically known as a split end (SE) or flanker (FL), is an eligible receiver in gridiron football. A key skill position of the offense (American football), offense, WR gets its name ...

, an offensive position in American and Canadian football leagues

Technology

Receiver (firearms) In firearms terminology and law, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing (engineering), housing for internal action (firearms), action components such as the hammer (firearms), ...

, which houses the working parts of the firearm * Receiver (modulated ultrasound), a device that converts a modulated ultrasonic wave into usable information *

Receiver (radio) In radio, radio communications, a radio receiver, also known as a receiver, a wireless, or simply a radio, is an electronic device that receives radio waves and converts the information carried by them to a usable form. It is used with an ante ...

, an electronic device that converts a signal from a modulated radio wave into usable information **

Tuner (radio) In electronics and radio, a tuner is a type of receiver subsystem that receives RF transmissions, such as AM or FM broadcasts, and converts the selected carrier frequency into a form suitable for further processing or output, such as to a ...

, a subsystem that receives radio frequency (RF) transmissions and converts into a fixed frequency * Receiver, the listening device part of a

telephone A telephone, colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that enables two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly. A telephone converts sound, typically and most ...

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headset (audio) A headset is a combination of headphone and microphone. Headsets connect over a telephone or to a computer, allowing the user to speak and listen while keeping both hands free. They are commonly used in customer service and technical support ce ...

that can also contain the above device ** The handset that sometimes contains the above device * AV receiver, part of a home theater system * Citrix Receiver, a software client application used for virtualization *

Digital media receiver A digital media player (also known as a streaming device or streaming box) is a type of consumer electronics device designed for the storage, playback, or viewing of digital media content. They are typically designed to be integrated into a h ...

Television set A television set or television receiver (more commonly called TV, TV set, television, telly, or tele) is an electronic device for viewing and hearing television broadcasts, or as a computer monitor. It combines a tuner, display, and loudspeake ...

, "telly" (UK), is a device that combines a tuner, display, and speakers for the purpose of viewing television **

Tuner (television) In electronics and radio, a tuner is a type of receiver subsystem that receives RF transmissions, such as AM or FM broadcasts, and converts the selected carrier frequency into a form suitable for further processing or output, such as to a ...

, a subsystem that converts radio frequency analog television or digital television transmission into audio and video signals * Milk receiver, the part of a milking machine setup in which milk is collected: see

milking pipeline A milking pipeline or milk pipeline is a component of a dairy farm animal-milking operation which is used to transfer milk from the animals to a cooling and storage bulk tank. Setup In small dairy farms with less than 100 cows, goats or sheep, ...

Other uses

Receiver (information theory) The receiver in information theory is the receiving end of a communication channel. It receives decoded messages/information from the sender, who first encoded them. Sometimes the receiver is modeled so as to include the decoder. Real-world receiv ...

, the receiving end of a communications channel