uuencode

verb

uuencode

verb

/juːjuːɛnˈkəʊd/

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

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission.

Related terms
uudecode, ASCIIfy

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