binaryeditor
nounUK /ˈbaɪnəri ˈɛdɪtə/
US /ˈbaɪnəri ˈɛdɪtər/
A binary editor is a computer program that lets you look at and change the raw numbers inside a file.
He used a binary editor to fix the broken header in the game file.
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2. A tool for viewing and modifying executable files at the machine-code level.
The malware analyst opened the suspicious program in a binary editor to inspect its instructions.
3. Software used to patch or repair damaged data files byte by byte.
She repaired the corrupted image with a binary editor instead of re-downloading it.
4. A program that displays data in binary or hexadecimal form for low-level editing.
The binary editor showed each byte as two hex digits side by side.