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Noun msb has 1 sense
  1. mutual savings bank, MSB - a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees
    --1 is a kind of savings bank

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MSB

Part of Speech: Noun, Abbreviation

Definition: MSB stands for Most Significant Bit. It is the bit in a binary number that carries the highest value.

Sense 1:

Usage: In computer programming and digital systems, the MSB is crucial for representing and manipulating large numbers.

Example sentence 1: When converting a signed integer to binary, the MSB indicates the sign of the number.

Example sentence 2: The MSB of the 8-bit binary number 10110101 represents a value of 128.

Sense 2:

Usage: In communication and networking, MSB can refer to the Most Significant Byte, which is the first byte in a sequence of bytes.

Example sentence 1: The MSB of the network address determines the class of the IP address.

Example sentence 2: The MSB of an Ethernet MAC address is always set to 0, indicating a universally administered address.


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