How do you pronounce large hex numbers?

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Published on 2011-01-15T18:48:01Z Indexed on 2011/01/15 18:53 UTC
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This question might be subjective, but I'm hoping there's some consensus that I just don't know about.

Short hex numbers are relatively easy to spell out (e.g., 0xC4A might be "cee-four-ay").

Hex numbers ending with a multiple of three zeros are likewise pretty easy (e.g., 0xC000 might be "cee-thousand").

But is there a concise way to pronounce 0xFFFF0000 or 0xCA000000? Magic numbers like 0xDEADBEEF are popular for their pronounceability, but I'm mostly asking about large-ish, round numbers that seem like they should have a more concise pronunciation.

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