Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uuencode

/juːjuːɛnˈkəʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: uuen-code
IPA: /juːjuːɛnˈkəʊd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission.

Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

uuencodes (present, singular) uuencoding (participle, present) uuencoded (participle, past) uuencoded (past)

Frequently Paired Words

uudecode ASCIIfy

Rhymes With

road code side road episode gold code mode load rode node owed explode od

Questions

How do you pronounce uuencode?: The recorded pronunciation is /juːjuːɛnˈkəʊd/.
What does uuencode mean?: To encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission.
Where does uuencode come from?: After the Unix program uuencode (Unix-to-Unix encoding), for encoding binary data for transmission over the UUCP mail system.

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