Uncook vs Uncool - What's the difference?
uncook | uncool |
(computing, slang) To repair a file (specifically an audio file) that has been damaged ("cooked") by being converted through a text format and having line breaks applied to it.
* 1999 , "y2kilroy", New Freeware Utility to uncook mp3's!'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.music.mp3 )
* 2000 , "Xorys", Creating audio CD from mp3 files'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.music.mp3 )
(slang) not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool
As a verb uncook
is (computing|slang) to repair a file (specifically an audio file) that has been damaged ("cooked") by being converted through a text format and having line breaks applied to it.As an adjective uncool is
(slang) not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool.uncook
English
Verb
(en verb)- Hi all! I have developed a freeware utility to uncook MP3's...
- If you "uncook" a file that isn't "cooked" you will just mess it up (and I don't know of any way to fix it then) - so uncooking should be used with caution (I'd suggest never over-writing the original file).
