Alphanumeric

//ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An alphanumeric character.

    "Finally, alphanumerics are digits, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, or accented letters […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters. nonstandard, not-comparable, rare

    "Therefore, we need a special code to represent all alphanumeric data (letters, symbols, and numbers)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
alnumalnumalphamericalphamericalalphanumerical

Example

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"Batches are identified at the factory with an alphanumeric code."

Etymology

From alpha- + numeric.

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