big-endian

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1)  Storing the most significant byte of a multibyte number at a lower address than the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first.
 * 2)  Transmitting the most significant byte of a multibyte number before transmitting the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first.
 * 1)  Transmitting the most significant byte of a multibyte number before transmitting the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first.

Translations

 * Esperanto: pezkomenca