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byte order mark

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A character indicating the endianness of a string of text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A character indicating the endianness of a string of text.

The Unicode character U+FEFF ZERO WIDTH NO-BREAK SPACE.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From byte order + mark.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tavujärjestysmerkki — character indicating endianness of a string of text