uudecode
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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)
- (transitive, computing) To decode (previously uuencoded data) back into its original binary form.
Further reading
uuencoding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
