0xC10

0xC10 is a hexadecimal numeral commonly used in computing to represent the decimal value 3088. The prefix 0x indicates that the digits following it are in base-16. In hex, the digits are 0-9 and A-F (or a-f); here C represents 12, so 0xC10 equals 12*16^2 + 1*16 + 0 = 3088.

In contexts such as source code, 0xC10 is a literal constant. It may denote a numeric constant, a memory address offset, or a bitfield mask, depending on the surrounding code and data width. In two's complement systems, 0xC10 is a non-negative value when treated as an unsigned quantity; as part of a wider signed value it remains 3088 if not exceeding the sign boundary.

Across languages, the 0x prefix is widely used for hex literals in C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, and many other languages. Some languages require a trailing type suffix or enforce width; others infer the type from context. The representation 0xC10 can also be written as 0x0C10, equivalent to the same value with an explicit leading zero.

In practice, 0xC10 appears in debugging output, memory dumps, device registers, and configurations where hexadecimal notation is customary. It is not a standard identifier or acronym with a fixed meaning beyond the value it represents; its significance depends on the system and software using it.

See also: hexadecimal notation, memory addressing, base-16, numeric literals.