unsignedness

English

Etymology

unsigned +‎ -ness

Noun

unsignedness (uncountable)

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

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

   • 1994, Mark A Terribile, Practical C++:

     Under ANSI C, the wider type's signedness or unsignedness prevails if the resulting value can be stored in that type, otherwise unsignedness prevails.

   • 2006, William Von Hagen, The definitive guide to GCC:

     Earlier versions of GCC would try to preserve unsignedness.

Antonyms

• signedness