wrong-endian

adjective

Stored in big-endian format on a little-endian machine, or vice versa.

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big-endian
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Meanings

adjectivewrong-endian (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingStored in big-endian format on a little-endian machine, or vice versa.
  2. humorousnot comparableslangcomputingSynonym of big-endian.

    The Motorola 680x0 series of processors used in Apple Macintosh computers are wrong-endian.

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    Synonyms: big-endian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of big-endian.

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big-endian

Origin

See endian. Wrong in sense 2 is used in its “improper/unfit” sense, referring to big-endian not being the de facto standard, used in the vast majority of computers, as little-endian is, hence it could be perceived as a strange or even incorrect choice for endianness.

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wrong-endian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrong-endian

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“wrong-endian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrong-endian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrong-endian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrong-endian.

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