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DRAFT DICTIONARY CBF/imgCIF Extensions Dictionary |
Draft version 1.5 for comment |
Definition:
The order of bytes for integer values which require more
than 1 byte.
(IBM-PC's and compatibles and DEC VAXs use low-byte-first
ordered integers, whereas Hewlett Packard 700
series, Sun-4 and Silicon Graphics use high-byte-first
ordered integers. DEC Alphas can produce/use either
depending on a compiler switch.)
Type: ucode
Mandatory item: yes
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big_endian | The first byte in the byte stream of the bytes which make up an integer value is the most significant byte of an integer. |
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little_endian | The last byte in the byte stream of the bytes which make up an integer value is the most significant byte of an integer. |
Category: array_structure
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