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Signedness vs Unsignedness - What's the difference?

signedness | unsignedness | Antonyms |

Unsignedness is a antonym of signedness.



In computing terms the difference between signedness and unsignedness

is that signedness is the state or condition of being signed while unsignedness is the state or condition of being unsigned.

signedness

English

(wikipedia signedness)

Noun

(-)
  • (computing) The state or condition of being signed.

    • Antonyms

    * unsignedness

    unsignedness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (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.
  • * 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