Big-endian vs little-endian byte order
x86 and x86-64 use **little-endian** [[Endianness in x86/x86_64 Memory]]: the least-significant byte of a multi-byte value is stored at the lowest memory address. ## Reading a va…
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Endianness in x86/x86_64 Memory
# Endianness in x86/x86_64 Memory **[[Endianness and Memory Layout|Endianness]]** describes the order in which the bytes of a multi-byte value are stored in memory. ## Little-en…
Endianness and Memory Layout
# Endianness and Memory Layout When a CPU stores a multi-byte integer in memory, it must choose which byte goes at the lowest address. That choice is called **endianness**. ## K…