<doc>
	<legacy_id>275</legacy_id>
	<term>network byte order</term>
	<definition><p>The <glossary tag="byte order">byte order</glossary> used by a network. To avoid confusion, all systems on a network use the same <glossary tag="byte order">byte order</glossary> when communicating with each other, even if they use a different <glossary tag="byte order">byte order</glossary> internally.</p>
<p></p>
<p>For the Internet, by convention, the network byte order is &quot;big-endian&quot;, with the most significant <glossary tag="byte">byte</glossary> first.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>Text and Data Processing</category>
	 	<category>Networks &amp; Communication</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>network byte order</synonym>
	 	<synonym>network byte order's</synonym>
	</synonyms>
</doc>