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designation [2026/01/11 12:51] – created 44203designation [2026/01/11 19:16] (current) – Add the ascii -> hex naming scheme 44203
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   * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UUID|UUID]]: e.g. 74ba69db-93c9-465a-8cee-6021f35570bf. Perhaps abbreviated to 74ba or 70bf in casual use.   * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UUID|UUID]]: e.g. 74ba69db-93c9-465a-8cee-6021f35570bf. Perhaps abbreviated to 74ba or 70bf in casual use.
   * symbol-dash-number: e.g. [[44203|Δ-44203]]. This format is usually abbreviated to the number, the symbol tends to be dropped in casual use.   * symbol-dash-number: e.g. [[44203|Δ-44203]]. This format is usually abbreviated to the number, the symbol tends to be dropped in casual use.
-  * a (hexadecimal) number: e.g. 465A.+  * a (hexadecimal) number: e.g. 465A or 0x62656570. As the second example shows, this could be a string represented with Unicode codepoints in hexadecimal.
   * a systematic identifier system, like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_identifier|OID]] or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UIC_identification_marking_for_tractive_stock|UIC locomotive numbers]].   * a systematic identifier system, like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_identifier|OID]] or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UIC_identification_marking_for_tractive_stock|UIC locomotive numbers]].
  
 One can come up with a designation by oneself. But it is also fun to ask others to come up with a nice number. (Please try to avoid collisions though!) One can come up with a designation by oneself. But it is also fun to ask others to come up with a nice number. (Please try to avoid collisions though!)
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