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Big Endian vs Little Endian

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Big-endian and little-endian are terms that describe the order in which a sequence of bytes are stored in computer memory.

Big-endian 
Big-endian is an order in which the "big end" (most significant value in the sequence) is stored first (at the lowest storage address). 

Little-endian
Little-endian is an order in which the "little end" (least significant value in the sequence) is stored first.


Explanation using example :

For example, in a big-endian computer, the two bytes required for the hexadecimal number 4F52 would be stored as 4F52 in storage (if 4F is stored at storage address 1000, for example, 52 will be at address 1001). In a little-endian system, it would be stored as 524F (52 at address 1000, 4F at 1001).

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