L

Little Endian

Definition: A byte ordering method where the least significant byte (LSB) is stored first (at the lowest memory address) and the most significant byte (MSB) is stored last.

Example: In a 32-bit system, the hexadecimal number 0x12345678 would be stored in memory as:

Address  | Value
---------|------
0x1000   | 0x78
0x1001   | 0x56
0x1002   | 0x34
0x1003   | 0x12

Related Terms: Big Endian, Byte Order