hex editor
English
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HTML code displayed in the hex editor hexedit by Pascal Rigaux.
Noun
hex editor (plural hex editors)
- (computing) A text editor that allows for manipulation of the fundamental binary data that constitutes a computer file, displayed in hexadecimal format.
- 2000 September 18, Maddox (George Ouzounian), I hate Solitaire., retrieved September 19, 2016:
- The only good thing about Solitaire is being able to ruin it with a hex editor so nobody else can play it.
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Derived terms
- hex edit
Further reading
hex editor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia