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| MSB |
| Author: Gabriel Torres |
Last Updated: December 27, 2005 |
| Category: Electronics
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Most Significant Bit
In a binary word, it is the first bit, i.e. the first one located on the left hand side. Consider a byte on the following format:
b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
E.g.: (10101110)
The most significant bit (MSB) will be b7 (the “1” bit on the far left on the example). Related Terms:
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