English Explanatory Dictionary

most significant bit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The bit that represents the largest fraction of a value, its position depending on the endianness of the system.

Word forms

most significant bit most significant bits

Synonyms

MSB high order bit

Antonyms

least significant bit
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