D5e6af94-cdf0-4cf4-bc48-f9bfba16b189 ((better)) Jun 2026
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The string is a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) , a 128-bit number used to uniquely identify information in computer systems. Understanding UUIDs d5e6af94-cdf0-4cf4-bc48-f9bfba16b189
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| Section | Value | Purpose | |---------|-------|---------| | Time-low (4 bytes) | d5e6af94 | Random (v4) | | Time-mid (2 bytes) | cdf0 | Random | | Version-high (2 bytes) | 4cf4 | The first hex digit of third block is always 4 for UUID v4 → here 4c... confirms v4 | | Clock-seq (2 bytes) | bc48 | The first hex digit of fourth block is variant (here b = variant 1, RFC 4122) | | Node (6 bytes) | f9bfba16b189 | Random for v4 |