endianness

English

Etymology

endian +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

endianness (countable and uncountable, plural endiannesses)

1. (computing) The property of a computer of being either big-endian or little-endian.

   When reading and writing data a byte at a time, it is necessary to know the endianness of the computer you are working on.

Translations

the property of a computer of being either big-endian or little-endian

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 位元組順序／位元组顺序 (wai⁶ jyun⁴ zou² seon⁶ zeoi⁶)

  Mandarin: (chiefly mainland China) 字節序／字节序, 字节序 (zìjiéxù), 字節順序／字节顺序, 字节顺序 (zìjié shùnxù), (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau) 位元組順序／位元组顺序, 位元组顺序 (wèiyuánzǔ shùnxù)

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Further reading

• endianness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia