RFC 1983:Internet Users' Glossary
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binary data


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... big-endian A format for storage or transmission of binary data in which the most significant bit (or byte) comes first. The term comes from ...
... little-endian A format for storage or transmission of binary data in which the least significant byte (bit) comes first. See also: big-endian ...



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