0x8badf00d

+**0x8badf00d** is a hexadecimal [Magic Number](/wiki/Magic_Number) commonly used in software development. It often serves as a 'canary' value, indicating uninitialized memory, a crash location, or a corrupted [Memory Address](/wiki/Memory_Address), essentially a digital marker of 'bad food' for a program.

+## See also

+- [Debugging](/wiki/Debugging)

+- [Hexadecimal](/wiki/Hexadecimal)

+- [Sentinel Value](/wiki/Sentinel_Value)