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Alphanumeric
//ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 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 of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters wordnet
Noun
- 1 An alphanumeric character.
"Finally, alphanumerics are digits, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, or accented letters […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From alpha- + numeric.
Etymology 2
From alpha- + numeric.
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