n. in a properly combinated core, the numeric difference between the control cut and the size of the top pin
According to George Miller, the number (seven plus or minus two) that represents the holding capacity of the working memory system.
a 32-bit random number, unique to each end of each PPP link, used to determine if the link is looped back. If a PPP implementation discovers that its peer has the same Magic Number, it will strongly suspect that it is talking to itself.
the atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126
a bare-naked number inside the code
a bare-naked number used in source code
a distinctive pattern of bytes at a particular offset in the file
a field in the header of an executable file that the linker sets to identify what type of executable it is
a literal value that appears in a program
an identifier that identifies each class file as a Java class file
an integer constant embedded in code without a constant definition
a number that does not have any obvious relationship to the rest of the code
a number that is just plopped into a program with no context, and especially a number like this that is repeated several times in a program
a numeric constant embedded in code, without a constant definition
a numeric literal that appears in source code with no explanation of it's meaning in the context of the problem
a numeric or string constant that indicates a file's type
a special number which is put at the beginning of a file to indicate what the file's contents will be
(1) (n.) A code constant inserted (hard-coded) into source code.(2) (n.) A number in an algorithm that “invisibly†encodes critical information.(3) (n.) The special data at the start of a data file that indicates its type.
A number that identifies how an executable file should be loaded. Possible values are SHARE_MAGIC, DEMAND_MAGIC, and EXEC_MAGIC. Refer to magic(4) for details.
A number appearing in a program whose appearance tells you nothing about its intended purpose or meaning.
A number that is hard-coded into the statements of a program. One might similarly refer to `magic strings' and `magic chars'.
A magic number is used on Un*x systems to identify the type of a file. It was originally used in binary files to identify the file, but the concept was also extended to text files; particularly shell scripts; to enable to shell to determine which interpreter should be used to execute the contents of a file. These magic numbers in text files are really magic "strings" and it is these strings that are used by the THE syntax highlighting feature to automatically determine the parser to be used to highlight a file.
A numeric or string constant in a file that indicates the file type.
In computer programming, a magic number is a constant used to identify the file or data type employed. The term was initially found in early Seventh Edition source code of the Unix operating system and, although it has lost its original meaning, it has become part of computer industry lexicon.
