0x14D0x12345678

0x14D0x12345678 is a hexadecimal string often used in documentation as an example of a compound identifier. It does not correspond to a widely recognized standard address format in major networks, and there is no widely known entity by that exact string.

In its most straightforward interpretation, the string resembles two hex fields concatenated without a delimiter: 0x14D0 and 0x12345678. Some protocols define a two-part address where the first segment selects a namespace or category and the second identifies a resource within that namespace. The lack of a separator means the intended meaning is dependent on a formal specification that defines the field boundaries.

Because no universal meaning exists for this exact string, its interpretation is context-dependent. In educational or illustrative materials, such strings are used to demonstrate parsing rules, fixed-width field assumptions, or the effects of concatenation on data encoding. They highlight how a developer must rely on accompanying documentation to avoid ambiguity.

Common approaches to interpret a compound identifier like this include applying fixed field widths (for example, taking a certain number of hex digits for the first part and the remainder for the second) or introducing a delimiter in real systems to separate the two components. If used in practice, a protocol would specify how to extract the two parts and how they are used downstream.

See also: Hexadecimal notation; 0x prefix; composite key; address format; delimiter.