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Big endian refers to a storage of values beyond one byte. It's also known as '''MSB''' (most significant byte). It's a contrast to [[little endian]] which stores in the opposite fashion. In big endian, the order of the bytes which are stored are not changed. | '''Big endian''' refers to a storage of values beyond one byte. It's also known as '''MSB''' (most significant byte). It's a contrast to [[little endian]] which stores in the opposite fashion. In big endian, the order of the bytes which are stored are not changed. | ||
== Example == | == Example == | ||
The 16-bit value $4782 would be stored as $47 $82, and the 24-bit value $426955 would be stored as $42 $69 $55. Notice how the byte order does not change. This is how big endian works. | The 16-bit value $4782 would be stored as $47 $82, and the 24-bit value $426955 would be stored as $42 $69 $55. Notice how the byte order does not change. This is how big endian works. | ||
=== See Also === | |||
* [[little endian]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:20, 18 June 2023
Big endian refers to a storage of values beyond one byte. It's also known as MSB (most significant byte). It's a contrast to little endian which stores in the opposite fashion. In big endian, the order of the bytes which are stored are not changed.
Example
The 16-bit value $4782 would be stored as $47 $82, and the 24-bit value $426955 would be stored as $42 $69 $55. Notice how the byte order does not change. This is how big endian works.