INTEGERINT

INTEGERINT is a term used in technical writing to refer to an integer data type with explicit bounds and well-defined arithmetic behavior. It is not a universally standardized type in major programming languages, but appears in documentation and examples to illustrate how bounded integers might behave in a given language or system.

Representation and range. INTEGERINT can be implemented as a fixed-width integer (for example, 8, 16, 32, or 64 bits) with a defined minimum and maximum value, or as an arbitrary-precision integer with a user-specified bound. The defining feature is that the range is explicit and part of the type’s contract. Depending on the language, the actual storage and encoding may vary, but the key point is that the range and overflow behavior are specified rather than left implicit.

Semantics and operations. Operations on INTEGERINT are described in terms of their handling of overflow and boundary conditions. Common models include wraparound (modulo arithmetic), saturating arithmetic (clamping to the nearest bound), or raising an overflow error. In addition to standard arithmetic operators, a formal specification may include precise rules for comparisons, conversions to and from other types, and error handling when values lie outside the allowed range.

Usage and contexts. INTEGERINT is often used in teaching, formal methods, and systems where predictable overflow behavior and boundedness are essential for verification, static analysis, or safety guarantees. It is similar in spirit to constrained or bounded integer types found in some languages, database schemas, or domain-specific languages.

See also. Int, bigint, bounded integer, fixed-width integer, overflow semantics, modular arithmetic. In practice, refer to the specific language or system documentation for exact semantics when INTEGERINT is encountered.