uudecode

verb

uudecode

verb

Etymology After the Unix program uudecode (Unix-to-Unix decoding), for decoding binary data for transmission over the UUCP mail system.

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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To decode (previously uuencoded data) back into its original binary form.

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