hexdump
nounUK /ˈhɛks.dʌmp/
US /ˈhɛks.dʌmp/
A tool that shows the numbers and letters inside a computer file so people can see what is really in it.
The programmer used a hexdump to look at the strange file.
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2. A printed or displayed listing of data in hexadecimal form.
The hexdump showed the file header starting with 7F 45 4C 46.
3. A command-line program on Unix-like systems that displays file contents in hexadecimal.
Run hexdump -C to see the bytes with their ASCII characters.
4. The act of producing such a hexadecimal listing.
After the hexdump, she spotted the corrupted bytes.