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uudecode

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
uude-code
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

uudecodes (present, singular) uudecoding (participle, present) uudecoded (participle, past) uudecoded (past)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does uudecode mean?
To decode (previously uuencoded data) back into its original binary form.
Where does uudecode come from?
After the Unix program uudecode (Unix-to-Unix decoding), for decoding binary data for transmission over the UUCP mail system.

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