hex edit

English

Etymology

Back-formation from hex editor.

Verb

hex edit (third-person singular simple present hex edits, present participle hex editing, simple past and past participle hex edited)

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

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