uudecode

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊd

Verb

uudecode (third-person singular simple present uudecodes, present participle uudecoding, simple past and past participle uudecoded)

1. (transitive, computing) To decode (previously uuencoded data) back into its original binary form.

Further reading

• uuencoding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia