uudecode

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verb

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

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Meanings

verbuudecode (third-person singular simple present uudecodes, present participle uudecoding, simple past and past participle uudecoded)

present singular third person uudecodes · participle present uudecoding · participle past uudecoded · past uudecoded

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

Origin

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

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APA

uudecode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uudecode

MLA

“uudecode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uudecode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uudecode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uudecode.

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