0x1040

0x1040 is a hexadecimal literal commonly used in computing to represent the integer value 4160 in decimal. The 0x prefix indicates hexadecimal notation in many programming languages, such as C, C++, Java, and Python. The value 0x1040 translates to binary 0001 0000 0100 0000 and occupies 16 bits when stored in a typical integer type.

In practice, 0x1040 may denote a memory address, an offset, or a constant in code. It can appear in contexts such as firmware, device drivers, or debugging outputs to indicate a specific location within a 16-bit address space or to specify an immediate value used by an instruction or operation. The exact meaning of 0x1040 is determined by its surrounding context rather than by the digits themselves.

Endianness influences how 0x1040 is laid out in memory. On little-endian systems, a 16-bit value of 0x1040 is stored as the byte sequence 0x40 followed by 0x10. On big-endian systems, the order is 0x10 then 0x40. This distinction matters when interpreting raw memory dumps or when exchanging binary data between systems with different endianness.

Summary: 0x1040 is a simple hexadecimal representation of the decimal value 4160, used as a flexible numeric constant in programming and digital systems. Its interpretation depends on the specific programming or hardware context in which it appears.

See also: Hexadecimal notation, Endianness, Memory address.