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Multibyte vs Endian - What's the difference?

multibyte | endian |

In computing terms the difference between multibyte and endian

is that multibyte is contained in more than one byte while endian is of a computer, storing multibyte numbers with the most significant byte at a greater little-endian or lower big-endian address.

multibyte

English

Adjective

(head) (also multi-byte )
  • (computing) Contained in more than one byte.
  • The computer stored the number in a multibyte location: it took 32 bits or four entire bytes to store so large a value.

    endian

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (computing) Of a computer, storing multibyte numbers with the most significant byte at a greater (little-endian) or lower (big-endian) address.
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