"0x" meaning in All languages combined

See 0x on Wiktionary

Symbol [Translingual]

Etymology: Originated in the notation for hexadecimal numbers in the C programming language (first major revision described in The C Programming Language, published 1978) and its descendants. Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} 0x
  1. (computing) Indicates that the number that follows is in hexadecimal. Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: 0b (alt: binary), 0 (alt: octal), 0o (octal) (alt: octal)

Alternative forms

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