0x237D

0x237D is a hexadecimal numeric literal commonly used in computing to denote the decimal value 9085. The prefix 0x signals base-16 notation in many programming languages, including C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python. In a 16-bit context, 0x237D occupies the lower two bytes of a word, and its binary representation is 0010 0011 0111 1101.

In programming practice, 0x237D can serve as a small constant, a memory address component, or a bitwise mask depending on the surrounding code. For example, in languages such as C or JavaScript, a variable could be initialized with int x = 0x237D; which assigns the value 9085. It may also be used in bitwise expressions, where operations like (value & 0x237D) test or combine specific bits. Because it is a fixed numeric value, its interpretation is determined by the context in which it appears.

There is no widely recognized meaning or standard identifier associated with 0x237D beyond being a hexadecimal representation of the number 9085. In some specialized domains, small hex values like this can appear as parts of larger identifiers, addresses, or encoded data, but such usage depends on the particular system or protocol. As a standalone token, 0x237D is best understood as a numeric constant used in software development and data encoding where hex notation is appropriate.

See also: hexadecimal numeral system, numeric literals, binary representations, bitwise operations.