different between unsigned vs unsignedness

English

Etymology

un- +? signed

Adjective

unsigned (not comparable)

1. (computing) Not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive absolute value.

   We use an unsigned variable to store the employee's salary, since it will never be less than zero.

2. Lacking a signature, unendorsed.

   The bank rejected the unsigned check.

3. Not signed to an organization such as a sports club or record label.

Antonyms

• signed

Translations

Noun

unsigned (plural unsigneds)

1. (computing) A numeric value or variable that has no sign and can only be positive.
   • 1999, Steve Heller, Optimizing C++ (page 107)

     For compilers which produce two-byte unsigneds, the maximum cumulative frequency is 16,383 if we wish to avoid the use of long arithmetic.

Anagrams

• Duensing, unsinged

English

Etymology

unsigned +? -ness

Noun

unsignedness (uncountable)

1. (computing) The state or condition of being unsigned.
   • 1989, Personal Computer magazine

     You're quite right: bits are bits, and the "signedness" or "unsignedness" of a given bit pattern depends strictly on your point of view.

Antonyms

• signedness