"hexit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hexits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛksɪt Etymology: Blend of hexadecimal + digit. Compare bit (“binary digit”). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|hexadecimal|digit}} Blend of hexadecimal + digit, {{m|en|bit||binary digit}} bit (“binary digit”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hexit (plural hexits)
  1. (computing) A hexadecimal digit. Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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