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Meaning of most significant byte | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The byte of a multibyte number with the greatest importance: that is, the byte stored first on a big-endian system or last on a little-endian system.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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