# uudecode

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To decode (previously uuencoded data) back into its original binary form.

## Etymology
After the Unix program uudecode (Unix-to-Unix decoding), for decoding binary data for transmission over the UUCP mail system.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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