AI engineering glossary · Computing foundations
What is base64?
Base64: A method of converting binary data into text using 64 safe printable characters, so it can travel through systems built for text. It makes data about one third larger and is an encoding, not encryption.
Base64: an example
An image is sent inside a JSON message by Base64-encoding its bytes into a text string.
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Where you learn it
Base64 is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.