1. network byte order The order in which the bytes of a multi-byte number are transmitted on a network - most significant byte first as in "big-endian" storage. This may or may not match the order in which numbers are normally stored in memory for a particular processor. http://www. sun. com/realitycheck/headsup980803. html. http://www. hp. com/unixwork/whatsnew/fyi/bissue/aug98/article
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