uuencode
English
editEtymology
editAfter the Unix program uuencode (Unix-to-Unix encoding), for encoding binary data for transmission over the UUCP mail system.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edituuencode (third-person singular simple present uuencodes, present participle uuencoding, simple past and past participle uuencoded)
- (transitive, computing) To encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission.
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editFurther reading
edit- uuencoding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia