What does network byte order mean? Easily explained
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Many computer and internet users have heard of the term network byte order. But what does that actually mean? We clarify what it is all about.
Network byte order: what does that mean?
Network byte order, or byte order, describes the storage organization of numerical values in the working memory. There are two different ways of assigning the bytes.
- Little endian: In this order, the byte with the smallest bit value is stored in the smallest memory address.
- Big-endian: In this order, the byte with the most significant bits is saved first, i.e. at the smallest memory address.
- Big-endian and little-endian each indicate the end of the order, which is in the first place at the smallest address.
- The big and little endians in computer technology are often named after the manufacturers of microprocessors. For example, there is the Motorola format, which stands for the big endian.
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