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Last modified: Friday, December 27, 2002
Short for Universal Transformation Format, a method of converting Unicode characters, which are 16 bits each, into 7- or 8-bit characters. UTF-7 converts Unicode into ASCII for transmission over 7-bit mail systems, and UTF-8 converts Unicode to 8-bit bytes.
RFC 1642: UTF-7 A mail-safe transformation format of Unicode.