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Encode ottawa to Base64

Base64 result: b3R0YXdh

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Encoding Process: ottawa to b3R0YXdh

Step 1: Map ASCII Characters to Binary

ASCII CharacterBinary Value
o01101111
t01110100
t01110100
a01100001
w01110111
a01100001

Step 2: Group Bits into 6-bit Chunks

The binary string is grouped into 6-bit chunks for Base64 encoding:

011011 110111 010001 110100 011000 010111 011101 100001

Step 3: Convert Binary to Base64

Binary ValueBase64 Character
011011b
1101113
010001R
1101000
011000Y
010111X
011101d
100001h

When combined, these characters form the encoded string: "b3R0YXdh"

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