unsignedtype
nounUK /ʌnˈsaɪnd taɪp/
US /ʌnˈsaɪnd taɪp/
A kind of computer number that can only be zero or bigger, never negative.
The program stores the player's score in an unsignedtype so it can never go below zero.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A data type in programming that holds only positive values and zero.
Use an unsignedtype for counting items because counts cannot be negative.
3. A category of numbers in computing without a minus sign.
The sensor reading is saved as an unsignedtype to save memory.
4. A way to label a number so the computer knows it has no negative part.
Switching the field to an unsignedtype doubled the largest value it could store.