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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
| 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. | 
| 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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