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Form of binary-to-text encoding

uuencoding is a form of binary-to-text encoding that originated in the Unix programs uuencode and uudecode written by Mary Ann Horton at the University of California, Berkeley in 1980, for encoding binary data for transmission in email systems. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: UuencodingA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: MIME, UUENCODE, & ZIPThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Go sideways: Base64A closely related topic
  4. Go sideways: Binary-to-text encodingA closely related topic

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Verb present participle and gerund of uuencode

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