NUXI problem

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NUXI problem
/nuk´see pro´bl@m/
Usage: n.

See Also: middle-endian, swab, bytesexual


NUXI problem: /nuk´see pro´bl@m/ n.

Refers to the problem of transferring data between machines with differing byte-order. The string "UNIX" might look like "NUXI" on a machine with a different byte sex (e.g., when transferring data from a little-endian to a big-endian, or vice-versa). See also middle-endian, swab, and bytesexual.

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Source: NUXI problem, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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