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alphanumeric

Syllables: al·pha·nu·mer·ic/ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/

alphanumeric adjective: consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.

Adjective

alphanumeric (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
  2. (nonstandard, 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

Noun

alphanumeric (plural alphanumerics)

  1. An alphanumeric character.
    • Finally, alphanumerics are digits, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, or accented letters […]2014, Pierre M. Nugues, Language Processing with Perl and Prolog: Theories, Implementation, and Application, Springer, →ISBN, page 268
    Synonyms:
    alnum

alphanumeric meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

alphanumeric in Tamil

எண்ணெழுத்து, எழுத்து, எண், குறி, உரு முதலியவற்றைக் கொண்டது

alphanumeric in Indonesian

consisting of letters and numbers
alfanumerik

Synonyms of alphanumeric

Forms of alphanumeric

Adjective
alternative formalphameric
alternative formalphamerical
alternative formalphanumerical
Noun
pluralalphanumerics

Origin of alphanumeric

From alpha- + numeric.

Words formed from alphanumeric

Words that rhyme with alphanumeric

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Questions about alphanumeric

What does alphanumeric mean?
Alphanumeric means consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
What is alphanumeric in Tamil?
Alphanumeric in Tamil is எண்ணெழுத்து, எழுத்து, எண். See Alphanumeric meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alphanumeric?
Alphanumeric can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce alphanumeric?
Alphanumeric is pronounced /ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/.

Words near alphanumeric in the dictionary

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  6. alphanumeric
  7. alphanumerical
  8. alphanumerically
  9. alphanumericals
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  11. alphaolefin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alphanumeric (page history and authors); alphanumeric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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