alphanumeric

alphanumeric
   Consisting of letters, numbers, and sometimes special control characters, spaces, and other punctuation characters.
   ANSI committees have developed many important standards, including the following:
   • Thick Ethernet: 12 AWG
   • Thin Ethernet: 20 AWG
   • ANSI X3J11: Standard for the C programming language, including language semantics, syntax, execution environment, and the definition of the library and header files.
   • ANSI X3J16: Standard for the C++ programming language.
   • ANSI X3J3: Definition of the Fortran programming language compiler.
   • ANSI X3.131-1986: Definition of the SCSI standard. The X3T9.2 standard contains the extensions for SCSI-2.
   • ANSI X3T9.5: The working group for the FDDI definition.

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  • Alphanumeric — is a is portmanteau of alphabetic and numeric and is used to describe the collection of Latin letters and Arabic digits used by much of western society. There are either 36 (single case) or 62 (case sensitive) alphanumeric characters. The… …   Wikipedia

  • alphanumeric — al‧pha‧nu‧me‧ric [ˌælfənjuː merɪk ǁ nuː ] also al‧phanu‧me‧ric‧al [ ˈmerɪkl] adjective using letters and numbers: • an alphanumeric password * * * alphanumeric UK US /ˌælfənjuːˈmerɪk/ adjective (also alphanumerical) ► …   Financial and business terms

  • alphanumeric — (adj.) 1912, contracted from ALPHABET (Cf. alphabet) + numeric (see NUMERICAL (Cf. numerical)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • alphanumeric — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ consisting of or using both letters and numerals …   English terms dictionary

  • alphanumeric — [al΄fə no͞o mer′ik, al΄fənyo͞omer′ik] adj. [ ALPHA(BET) + NUMERIC(AL)] having or using both alphabetical and numerical symbols …   English World dictionary

  • alphanumeric — also alphanumerical adjective Etymology: alphabetic + numeric, numerical Date: 1950 1. consisting of both letters and numbers and often other symbols (as punctuation marks and mathematical symbols) < an alphanumeric code >; also being a character …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • alphanumeric — alphanumerically, alphamerically, adv. /al feuh nooh mer ik, nyooh /, adj. Computers. (of a set of characters) including letters, numbers, and, often, special characters, as punctuation marks: alphanumeric code. Also, alphameric /al feuh mer ik/ …   Universalium

  • alphanumeric — al|pha|nu|mer|ic [ˌælfənju:ˈmerık US nu: ] adj also al|pha|nu|mer|i|cal [ ˈmerıkəl] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: alphabet + numerical] using letters and numbers ▪ alphanumeric codes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • alphanumeric — al·pha·nu·mer·ic || ‚ælfÉ™njuː merɪk adj. constituting a character in an alphanumeric system; consisting of letters and numbers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • alphanumeric — adjective using letters and numbers: an alphanumeric code …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • alphanumeric — al•pha•nu•mer•ic [[t]ˌæl fə nuˈmɛr ɪk, nyu [/t]] also al pha•nu•mer′i•cal adj. cmp utilizing letters, numbers, and often special characters or symbols: an alphanumeric code[/ex] • Etymology: 1950–55; alpha (bet) +numeric ( al) al… …   From formal English to slang

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