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(computing) Storing the most significant byte of a multibyte number at a lower address than the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first..
Most big Unix machines are big-endian, but Intel x86 machines and older Digital machines are little-endian.
The network octet order for all protocols in the TCP/IP protocol suite is big-endian. A big-endian computer system need not perform any conversion in building TCP/IP protocol headers from integers stored in its memory.
Use big-endian when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Big-endian means (computing) Storing the most significant byte of a multibyte number at a lower address than the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first..
Common synonyms include network byte-order.
Possible antonyms include little-endian.
Most big Unix machines are big-endian, but Intel x86 machines and older Digital machines are little-endian.
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