byte order

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === byte order (plural byte orders) (computing) Order in which bytes are written or read, in memory or through a transmission; choices being big-endian or little-endian. ==== Usage notes ==== byte order seems to be less favored than its synonym endianness, except when needing precision to contrast it with its coordinated term bit order. ==== Synonyms ==== endianness ==== Hypernyms ==== order ==== Coordinate terms ==== bit order === Adjective === byte order (not comparable) Relating to the order of bytes, the endianness. ==== Derived terms ==== byte order mark byte-order mark === References === Also published at Cohen, Danny (October 1981), “On Holy Wars and a Plea for Peace”, in IEEE Computer‎[3], volume 14, number 10, →DOI, pages 48–54