Middleendian

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  middle-endian adj. Not {big-endian} or {little-endian}. Used of
     perverse byte orders such as 3-4-1-2 or 2-1-4-3, occasionally found in
     the packed-decimal formats of minicomputer manufacturers who shall
     remain nameless. See {NUXI problem}. Non-US hackers use this term to
     describe the American mm/dd/yy style of writing dates (Europeans write
     little-endian dd/mm/yy, and Japanese use big-endian yy/mm/dd for Western


     dates).
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  middle-endian
       
           Neither {big-endian} nor {little-endian}.
          Used of perverse byte orders such as 3-4-1-2 or 2-1-4-3,
          occasionally found in the {packed decimal} formats of some
          {minicomputer} manufacturers.
       
          See {-endian}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1998-08-09)