"uuencode" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /juːjuːɛnˈkəʊd/ Forms: uuencodes [present, singular, third-person], uuencoding [participle, present], uuencoded [participle, past], uuencoded [past]
Rhymes: -əʊd Etymology: After the Unix program uuencode (Unix-to-Unix encoding), for encoding binary data for transmission over the UUCP mail system. Head templates: {{en-verb}} uuencode (third-person singular simple present uuencodes, present participle uuencoding, simple past and past participle uuencoded)
  1. (transitive, computing) To encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing, Unix Related terms: uudecode, ASCIIfy

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, computing) To encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/juːjuːɛnˈkəʊd/"
    },
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    },
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        "Rhymes:English/əʊd/4 syllables",
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        "To encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission."
      ],
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        "(transitive, computing) To encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission."
      ],
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