alphanumeric en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)der. Classical Latin alphabētumbor. Middle English alphabete English alphabet English alpha- Proto-Indo-European *nem- Proto-Italic *nomezos Latin numerus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French numériquebor. English numeric English alphanumeric From alpha- + numeric.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
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(nonstandard, not-comparable, rare) Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Therefore, we need a special code to represent all alphanumeric data (letters, symbols, and numbers).
2005, Bali, 2000 Solved Problems in Digital Electronics, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, page 36
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alphamerical | alternative | lexicographic | |
| alphanumerical | alternative | lexicographic | |
| alphameric | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
alphanumerical · nonalphanumeric · alphanumerically
Translations (37)
ia alphanumeric (consisting of letters and numbers) · ro alfanumerică (consisting of letters and numbers) · ca alfanumèric (consisting of letters and numbers) · tr abece-sayısal (consisting of letters and numbers) · mi retawhika (consisting of letters and numbers) · da alfanumerisk (consisting of letters and numbers) · cs alfanumerický (consisting of letters and numbers) · id alfanumerik (consisting of letters and numbers) · de alphanummerisch (consisting of letters and numbers) · sv alfanumerisk (consisting of letters and numbers) · el αλφαριθμικός (consisting of letters and numbers) · gl alfanumérico (consisting of letters and numbers) · nl alfanumeriek (consisting of letters and numbers) · nb alfanumerisk (consisting of letters and numbers) · fr alphanumérique (consisting of letters and numbers) · tr abece sayısal (consisting of letters and numbers) · cmn 文數字 /文数字 (consisting of letters and numbers) · pt alfanumérico (consisting of letters and numbers) · el αλφαριθμητικός (consisting of letters and numbers) · cmn 文數 /文数 (consisting of letters and numbers) · ro alfanumerici (consisting of letters and numbers) · pl alfanumeryczny (consisting of letters and numbers) · eo litercifera (consisting of letters and numbers) · ru бу́квенно-цифрово́й (consisting of letters and numbers) · fi aakkosnumeerinen (consisting of letters and numbers) · mk азбучнобро́јчен (consisting of letters and numbers) · tr abecesayısal (consisting of letters and numbers) · ja 英数の (consisting of letters and numbers) · tr alfanümerik (consisting of letters and numbers) · ro alfanumeric (consisting of letters and numbers) · nn alfanumerisk (consisting of letters and numbers) · ja 英数字 (consisting of letters and numbers) · he אַלְפָא נוּמֶרִי (consisting of letters and numbers) · de alphanumerisch (consisting of letters and numbers) · fi alfanumeerinen (consisting of letters and numbers) · es alfanumérico (consisting of letters and numbers) · it alfanumerico (consisting of letters and numbers)