alphanumeric

== English == === Alternative forms === alphameric alphamerical alphanumerical === Etymology === From alpha- +‎ numeric. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/ Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk Hyphenation: al‧pha‧nu‧mer‧ic === Adjective === alphanumeric (not comparable) Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9. (rare, nonstandard) Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters. 2005, Bali, 2000 Solved Problems in Digital Electronics, Tata McGraw-Hill Education (→ISBN), page 36 Therefore, we need a special code to represent all alphanumeric data (letters, symbols, and numbers). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === alphanumeric (plural alphanumerics) An alphanumeric character. ==== Synonyms ==== alnum