hexviewer

noun

UK /ˈhɛksˌvjuːə/

US /ˈhɛksˌvjuːər/

A tool that shows the tiny numbers and letters inside a computer file.

The programmer opened the file in a hexviewer to check the hidden bytes.

SYNONYMS

hex editor binary viewer byte viewer hex dump tool file inspector

RELATED WORDS

hexadecimal byte binary debugger file format

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A program that displays data as hexadecimal numbers alongside readable text.

She used a hexviewer to compare the two firmware images.

3. A feature in a development environment for inspecting raw file contents.

The IDE's hexviewer highlighted the corrupted header bytes.

4. A utility for examining memory dumps in hexadecimal form.

The engineer loaded the crash dump into a hexviewer to find the error.