byte swapping

baɪt ˈswæpɪŋ

Definition

Definition of byte swapping - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

process of changing byte order in data storage

TECH.

Byte swapping is necessary for compatibility between systems.
Engineers often use byte swapping for data conversion.
Byte swapping can prevent errors in data transmission.

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Expressions with byte

byte-addressable

adj.

able to access or address each byte separately

This memory is byte-addressable for efficient data access.

least significant byte

the byte in a multi-byte number that has the lowest value position

In a four-byte integer, the least significant byte holds the smallest value.

most significant byte

byte in a multi-byte number holding the highest value bits

The most significant byte is stored first in big-endian systems.

Expressions with swapping

partner-swapping

practice where couples exchange romantic or sexual partners

They discussed partner-swapping at the party.

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French:échange d'octets, ...
German:Byte-Swapping, ...
Italian:scambio di byte, ...
Spanish:intercambio de bytes, ...
Portuguese:troca de bytes, ...
Chinese:字节交换, ...
Japanese:バイトスワッピング, ...
Arabic:تبديل البايتات, ...
Hebrew:הַחְלָפַת בַּיְטִים, ...
Russian:перестановка байтов, ...
Ukrainian:заміна байтів, ...
Hindi:बाइट स्वैपिंग, ...
Bengali:বাইট অদলবদল, ...
Catalan:canvi de bytes, ...
Czech:záměna pořadí bajtů, ...
Danish:byte-swapping, ...
Dutch:byte swapping, ...
Greek:αντιστροφή byte, ...
Hungarian:bájtcsere, ...
Khmer:ដំណើរការប្ដូរលំដាប់បៃក្នុងទិន្នន័យ, ...
Korean:바이트 스와핑, ...
Persian:تغییر بایت, ...
Polish:zamiana bajtów, ...
Portuguese (BR):troca de bytes, ...
Romanian:schimbare de octeți, ...
Swedish:byteordningsbyte, ...
Thai:การสลับไบต์, ...
Turkish:bayt değiştirme, ...
Vietnamese:hoán đổi byte, ...

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