Origin: Latin suffix -al
Hexadecimal has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte.
"The programmer converted the binary code into hexadecimal because each pair of digits conveniently represents one full byte."
of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
"The programmer converted the decimal color value into hexadecimal code for the website design."
Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
"The developer converted the decimal value to hexadecimal before displaying it on the system log."