unsignedencoding
nounUK /ʌnˈsaɪnd ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ʌnˈsaɪnd ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A way of storing computer data that only uses numbers that are zero or bigger.
The program uses unsigned encoding to store the number of apples in the basket.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A data format that does not use a sign bit, so all bits represent the value.
In unsigned encoding, the byte 11111111 means 255.
3. A method of representing whole numbers without negative values.
The sensor sends readings using unsigned encoding, so it can never report below zero.
4. A computer storage scheme where every possible bit pattern is a non-negative number.
Switching to unsigned encoding doubled the largest value the counter could hold.