"endianness" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-uk-endianness.ogg Forms: endiannesses [plural]
Etymology: From endian + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|endian|ness}} endian + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} endianness (countable and uncountable, plural endiannesses)
  1. (computing) The property of being either big-endian or little-endian. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (the property of being either big-endian or little-endian): 位元組順序 (Chinese Cantonese), 位元组顺序 (wai⁶ jyun⁴ zou² seon⁶ zeoi⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 字節序 [Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), 字节序 (zìjiéxù) (Chinese Mandarin), 字節順序 (Chinese Mandarin), 字节顺序 (zìjié shùnxù) (Chinese Mandarin), 位元組順序 [Hong-Kong, Macau, Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 位元组顺序 (wèiyuánzǔ shùnxù) (Chinese Mandarin), endianita [feminine] (Czech), tavujärjestys (Finnish)

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