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Big-Endian
將變數中每個 byte 依序從記憶體中的低位址→高位址儲存
（高位的 byte 儲存在記憶體高位址）


Little-Endian
將變數中每個 byte 依序從記憶體中的高位址→低位址儲存
（高位的 byte 儲存在記憶體低位址）


Architecture

• Big-Endian: x86, Intel, AMD
• Little-Endian: Motorola, ARM, PowerPC, ARM, DEC Alpha, MIPS

File Format

• Adobe Photoshop — Big Endian
• BMP (Windows and OS/2 Bitmaps) — Little Endian
• DXF (AutoCad) — Variable
• GIF — Little Endian
• IMG (GEM Raster) — Big Endian
• JPEG — Big Endian
• FLI (Autodesk Animator) — Little Endian
• MacPaint — Big Endian
• PCX (PC Paintbrush) — Little Endian
• PostScript — Not Applicable (Text!)
• POV (Persistence of Vision ray-tracer) — Not Applicable (Text!)
• QTM (Quicktime Movies) — Little Endian (on a Mac!)
• Microsoft RIFF (.WAV & .AVI) — Both
• Microsoft RTF (Rich Text Format) — Little Endian
• SGI (Silicon Graphics) — Big Endian
• Sun Raster — Big Endian
• TGA (Targa) — Little Endian
• TIFF — Both, Endian identifier encoded into file
• WPG (WordPerfect Graphics Metafile) — Big Endian (on a PC!)
• XWD (X Window Dump) — Both, Endian identifier encoded into file