uudecode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To decode (previously uuencoded data) back into its original binary form.

Word forms

uudecode uudecodes uudecoding uudecoded

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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