Meanings
verbuuencode (third-person singular simple present uuencodes, present participle uuencoding, simple past and past participle uuencoded)
present singular third person uuencodes · participle present uuencoding · participle past uuencoded · past uuencoded
- transitivecomputingTo encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission.
Origin
After the Unix program uuencode (Unix-to-Unix encoding), for encoding binary data for transmission over the UUCP mail system.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with uuencode
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
uuencode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uuencode
MLA
“uuencode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uuencode. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uuencode,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uuencode.
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