hexdumptool
nounUK /ˈhɛksdʌmp tuːl/
US /ˈhɛksdʌmp tul/
A hex dump tool is a computer program that shows the bytes of a file as numbers and letters.
The programmer used a hex dump tool to inspect the corrupted file.
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2. A utility that converts raw binary data into a readable hexadecimal format.
The hex dump tool printed the memory contents in rows of sixteen bytes.
3. A debugging aid for examining the exact contents of a file or memory region.
She ran the hex dump tool to find the hidden header bytes.
4. A command-line program that displays data as hexadecimal and ASCII side by side.
The hex dump tool showed both the hex values and the matching text characters.