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adjective - (computing) Of a computer, the most significant byte of a multibyte number is stored at a lower address than the least significant byte, that is, "big end" first
- (computing) Of a computer, transmitting most significant byte of a multibyte number before transmitting the least significant byte, that is, "big end" first.
Etymology: See the etymology for endian
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