"0b" meaning in Translingual

See 0b in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Symbol

Etymology: Coined by analogy with 0x by replacing x for hexadecimal with b for binary. C did not originally support the 0b prefix. Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} 0b
  1. (computing) Indicates that the number that follows is in binary. Related terms: 0x (alt: hexadecimal), 0 (alt: octal), 0o (octal) (alt: octal)

Alternative forms

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