unsigned

adj, noun — 4 senses

unsigned

adj

Etymology From un- + signed.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value (or zero).

  • 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.

  • The unsigned player also had the option of sitting out a year and negotiating as a free agent.2008, Jonathan Rand, The Year That Changed the Game:
Antonyms
signed

unsigned

noun

Etymology From un- + signed.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A numeric value or variable that has no sign and can only be positive.

  • For compilers which produce two-byte unsigneds, the maximum cumulative frequency is 16,383 if we wish to avoid the use of long arithmetic.1999, Steve Heller, Optimizing C++, page 107:

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