0x8C1

0x8C1 is a hexadecimal numeric literal. The prefix 0x indicates hexadecimal notation, a common convention in programming to denote base-16 values. The value of 0x8C1 in decimal is 2241. In binary, 0x8C1 is 100011000001, and in octal it is 4301.

In programming, hex literals like 0x8C1 are used as constants, bitmasks, offsets, or identifiers within code, depending on the surrounding system or protocol. For this specific value, the binary representation 100011000001 has ones in bit positions 11, 7, 6, and 0 (counting from zero). The digits use the 0-9 and A-F range, and hex literals are case-insensitive in most languages.

There is no widely recognized standard, project, or entity known solely as 0x8C1. Instead, it commonly appears as a numeric literal within larger data sets, configuration files, or source code. As with any hexadecimal value, its meaning is determined by the context and documentation of the system in which it appears.

0x8C1 exemplifies how hexadecimal notation is used to compactly represent values in computing.