Name: BinHex

Synonyms: hqx,.hqx,Bin Hex,BinHex,binhexed,binhexing,binhexes

Type: glossary

Description:
A <format> for transforming <binary file|binary files> by encoding them as <ASCII> text for transfer over 7-bit links (which garble non-text <file|files>). 
 
The names of BinHex files usually end in ".hqx".

References: file (glossary), binary file (glossary), format (glossary), ASCII (glossary)

Tags: file system
