0xADB

0xADB refers to the hexadecimal representation of a specific memory address or value, commonly encountered in computing contexts, particularly in programming and debugging. The "0x" prefix is a standard convention indicating that the following digits are in base-16, or hexadecimal. The sequence "ADB" represents the hexadecimal digits A, D, and B. In decimal, this value is equivalent to 2747.

Hexadecimal is frequently used in computer science because it provides a more human-readable way to represent binary data than pure binary. Each hexadecimal digit corresponds to exactly four binary digits (bits). Therefore, 0xADB can be translated to binary as 1010 1101 1011. This mapping makes it easier to work with memory addresses, machine code, and data structures that are fundamentally binary in nature.

The specific meaning or significance of 0xADB is highly context-dependent. It could be the address of a particular variable in a program's memory, the location of a hardware register, a specific byte sequence within a file, or an error code. Without additional information about the system or application where 0xADB appears, its precise function remains undetermined. Developers and system administrators often encounter such hexadecimal values when analyzing memory dumps, debugging software, or examining system logs.