Alphanumeric Definition

ălfə-no͝o-mĕrĭk, -nyo͝o-
adjective
Consisting of both letters and numbers.
American Heritage
Having or using both alphabetical and numerical symbols.
Webster's New World
Consisting of or using letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and mathematical and other conventional symbols.
An alphanumeric code.
American Heritage

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

Wiktionary

Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun

An alphanumeric character.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Alphanumeric

Noun

Singular:
alphanumeric
Plural:
alphanumerics

Origin of Alphanumeric

  • alpha(betic) numeric(al)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • alpha(betic) + numeric

    From Wiktionary

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