- hexadecimal system
- nouna positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen• Hypernyms: ↑positional notation, ↑positional representation system
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Hexadecimal — In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal (also base num|16 , hexa, or hex) is a numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16. It uses sixteen distinct symbols, most often the symbols 0 ndash;9 to represent values zero to nine, and A , B ,… … Wikipedia
hexadecimal number system — noun a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen • Syn: ↑sexadecimal number system, ↑hexadecimal system • Hypernyms: ↑positional notation, ↑positional representation system … Useful english dictionary
hexadecimal — adj. & n. esp. Computing. adj. relating to or using a system of numerical notation that has 16 rather than 10 as a base. n. the hexadecimal system; hexadecimal notation. Derivatives: hexadecimally adv … Useful english dictionary
hexadecimal — /hek seuh des euh meuhl/, adj. Computers, Math. 1. Also, hex. of or pertaining to a numbering system that uses 16 as the radix, employing the numerals 0 through 9 and representing digits greater than 9 with the letters A through F. 2. relating to … Universalium
Hexadecimal time — is the representation of the time of day as a hexadecimal number in the interval [0,1). The day is divided in 10 (sixteen) hexadecimal hours, each hour in 100 (two hundred fifty six) hexadecimal minutes and each minute in 10 (sixteen) hexadecimal … Wikipedia
System request — (often abbreviated SysRq or Sys Req) is a key on keyboards for PCs that has no standard usecite web|title=What is the SysRq key for?|work=comp.os.msdos.programmer FAQ|url=http://www.faqs.org/faqs/msdos programmer faq/part2/|accessdate=2008 01 08] … Wikipedia
hexadecimal — [hek΄sə des′ə məl] adj. [ HEXA + DECIMAL, modeled on Gr hexadeca, sixteen] designating or of a number system in which the base used is 16 … English World dictionary
hexadecimal — 1. noun /ˌhɛksəˈdɛsəməl/ A number system with base 16, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, useful in computing as numbers in hexadecimal can be stored in four bits. Informal short form used in computing: hex Syn:… … Wiktionary
System time — Unix date command In computer science and computer programming, system time represents a computer system s notion of the passing of time. In this sense, time also includes the passing of days on the calendar. System time is measured by a system… … Wikipedia
System/34 and System/36 Screen Design Aid — Screen Design Aid (System/34 and System/36) (SDA) is a utility for the IBM System/34, System/36, System/38, and AS/400 (iSeries) midrange computers.This article refers to the S/34 and S/36 implementations of SDA. S/38 and AS/400 use a different… … Wikipedia
