Talk:most significant byte
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Shouldn't this be most significant bit given that a byte is a sequence of bits? --Hekaheka 23:13, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
- Took it back. Both "bit" and "byte" usages seem to exist. --Hekaheka 23:18, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
- Most significant byte does make sense and is a common term. (deprecated template usage) little-endian and (deprecated template usage) big-endian are related to the significance of bytes (not bits). However, the example in our definition is wrong ("the number 34 the 3 in the tens position is more significant than the 4 in the ones position"), because it refers to the most significant bit and not the byte. I will fix it. Equinox ◑ 23:19, 24 February 2010 (UTC)