00010000

00010000 is an eight-bit binary numeral. When interpreted in base-2, it equals the decimal value 16. In hexadecimal notation it is 0x10. The pattern has a single 1 in the position corresponding to 16, with all other bits set to 0.

In character encoding, the 8-bit pattern 00010000 can correspond to a control code rather than a printable character. In ASCII, the byte with this value is DLE, Data Link Escape, part of the set of non-printing control characters. In Unicode, the code point U+0010 represents the same control function in the historical ASCII range.

Common uses of this bit pattern in computing include its role as a bit mask. For example, in many programming languages, the expression 1 << 4 yields the binary value 00010000, which can be used to set, test, or clear a specific flag at the 16-position. As part of larger bitfields, 00010000 can be combined with other patterns to represent a variety of boolean configurations within a single byte or word.

Understanding this pattern aids in basic digital logic and low-level programming, where precise bit placement matters. It also serves as a simple example of how binary and hexadecimal representations relate to decimal values and to character encoding schemes used in computing systems.