What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Uuencode vs Unencode - What's the difference?

uuencode | unencode |

In transitive computing terms the difference between uuencode and unencode

is that uuencode is to encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission while unencode is to decode.

uuencode

English

Verb

(uuencod)
  • (computing) To encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission.

    • Related terms

    * uudecode * ASCIIfy

    unencode

    English

    Verb

    (unencod)
  • (computing) To decode.