What does 0xDEADBEEF mean?

0xDEADBEEF in Community Dictionary

1. The hexadecimal word-fill pattern for newly allocated memory under several IBM surroundings, like the RS/6000. Some modern debugging tools deliberately fill freed memory with this worth.2. Geek-speak for dead/gone/erased/eliminated/removed by JohnieReport definition
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