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hex edit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
hex ed-it
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To manipulate the fundamental binary data that constitutes a computer file using a hex editor, which displays the data in hexadecimal format.

Etymology

Back-formation from hex editor.

Inflected Forms

hex edits (present, singular) hex editing (participle, present) hex edited (participle, past) hex edited (past) hexedit (alternative) hex-edit (alternative)

Questions

What does hex edit mean?
To manipulate the fundamental binary data that constitutes a computer file using a hex editor, which displays the data in hexadecimal format.
Where does hex edit come from?
Back-formation from hex editor.

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