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Glossary

Variable Types

• Long
  A measurement for an amount of bytes (4 bytes)
  
  
• Short
  A measurement for an amount of bytes (2 bytes)
  
  
• Byte
  A number between 0x0 (0) and 0xFF (255)
  
  
• String
  A group of bytes that make up a group of characters or letters
  
  
• Float
  A number with a decimal notation (ex: 1.42)
  

Hexadecimal Terms

• Magic ID
  A group of bytes that specifies a file's format
  
  
• Endianness
  The way a file's bytes are read
  
  
• Null
  A value considered empty (0)
  
  
• Pointer
  A value found in a file "pointing" to an offset
  
  
• Offset
  A position in a file