Bytevolgordes

Bytevolgordes is a term used in information technology to describe the ordering of bytes within a data unit or stream. The bytevolgorde determines how multi-byte values are arranged in memory or across network boundaries, and is a core aspect of the broader concept of endianness. In common usage, two primary forms are described: a big-endian bytevolgorde, where the most significant byte is stored first, and a little-endian bytevolgorde, where the least significant byte is stored first. Some hardware and protocols implement non-standard or mixed bytevolgordes, sometimes referred to as middle-endian or mixed orders, though these are less common in modern systems.

Example: the 32-bit value 0x01020304 would be stored in big-endian as 01 02 03 04 and in little-endian as 04 03 02 01. When exchanging data between systems with different bytevolgordes, explicit specification is required to avoid misinterpretation.

Origin and usage: The term appears in Dutch-language technical literature as a direct translation or variant of "byte order." It is used in education and documentation to discuss interoperability, data serialization, and network protocols. In some contexts, bytevolgordes is treated as a general label for any byte ordering scheme, including historical or architecture-specific conventions.

See also: Endianness; Byte order; Data serialization; Network byte order.