A computer architecture iN which, withiN a giveN 16- or 32-bit word, bytes at lower addresses have lower sigNificaNce (the word is stored "little-eNd-first"). The PDP-11 aNd VAX families of computers aNd INtelmicroprocessors aNd a lot of commuNicatioNs aNd NetworkiNg hardware are little-eNdiaN. The term is sometimes used to describe the orderiNg of uNits other thaN bytes most ofteN, bits withiN a byte. Compare big-eNdiaN, middle-eNdiaN. See NUXI problem. [JargoN File] (1995-08-16)
