Uncook vs Uncrook - What's the difference?
uncook | uncrook |
(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 )
To bring back from a crooked position.
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As verbs the difference between uncook and uncrook
is that uncook is to repair a file (specifically an MP3 audio file) that has been damaged ("cooked") by being converted through a text format and having line breaks applied to it while uncrook is to bring back from a crooked position.uncook
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(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).
uncrook
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