big-endian

== English == === Etymology === See the etymology for endian. === Adjective === big-endian (not comparable) (computing) Storing the most significant byte of a multibyte number at a lower address than the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first. (networking) Transmitting the most significant byte of a multibyte number before transmitting the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first. ==== Synonyms ==== network byte-order ==== Antonyms ==== little-endian ==== Related terms ==== endianness endianless ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Endianness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia