0x00050000

0x00050000 is a hexadecimal literal representing the unsigned 32-bit integer value 327,680. The 0x prefix signifies hexadecimal notation, and the digits 0005 0000 show that the value consists of 0x0005 in the high 16 bits and 0x0000 in the low 16 bits. In other words, it is five shifted left by 16 bits.

In binary, 0x00050000 is 00000000 00000101 00000000 00000000. This places bits 16 and 18 (counting from zero) in an otherwise zero word. The exact bit pattern can be important when the value is used as a bitmask or as a field in packed data. Memory representation depends on endianness: on little-endian systems it is stored as 00 00 05 00, while on big-endian systems it is 00 05 00 00.

Common uses of constants like 0x00050000 include encoding multiple fields into a single 32-bit word, such as packing a version number or category into higher-order bits while leaving lower-order bits for subfields. It may also function as a starting point for creating masks or as a predefined flag pattern to be combined with other values via bitwise operations. In programming languages that support unsigned integers and hex literals—such as C, C++, Java, and Rust—such literals are typically used in low-level, performance-sensitive code or in data formats with fixed-field layouts.

Notes: the semantic meaning of 0x00050000 depends on the surrounding data schema. Without a defined encoding scheme, it represents the numeric value 327,680 rather than a universal concept.