alphanumeric
adj.
constituting a character in an alphanumeric system; consisting of letters and numbers
Alphanumeric
Alphanumeric is a collective term used to identify letters of the
Latin alphabet and
Arabic digits. There are either 36 (single case) or 62 (case-sensitive) alphanumeric characters. The alphanumeric character set consists of the numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to Z.
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alphanumeric
Adjective
1. of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters
(synonym) alphanumerical, alphameric, alphamerical
(pertainym) alphanumerics
alphanumeric
1. Pertaining to a
character set that contains letters, digits, and sometimes other characters, such as punctuation marks. (
188 ) 2. Pertaining to a set of unique
bit patterns that are used to represent letters of an
alphabet, decimal digits, punctuation marks, and other special signs and symbols used in grammar, business, and science, such as those displayed on conventional typewriter keyboards.
alphanumeric
<
character> A decimal digit or a letter (upper or lower case). Typically, "letters" means only English letters (
ASCII A-Z plus a-z) but it may also include non-English letters in the Roman alphabet, e.g., e-
acute, c-
cedilla, the
thorn letter, and so on. Perversely, it may also include the
underscore character in some contexts.
(1997-09-11)
(c) Copyright 1993 by Denis Howe