alphanumeric

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌælfənjuːˈmɛrɪk/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌælfənuˈmɛrɪk, -nju-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′fə no̅o̅ merik, -nyo̅o̅-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•pha•nu•mer•ic /ˌælfənuˈmɛrɪk, -nyu-/USA pronunciation  also al′pha•nu•meri•cal, adj. 
  1. Computingusing letters, numbers, and often special characters or symbols:an alphanumeric code.
al•pha•nu•mer•i•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•pha•nu•mer•ic  (al′fə no̅o̅ merik, -nyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation adj. [Computers.]
    (of a set of characters) including letters, numbers, and, often, special characters, as punctuation marks:alphanumeric code.Also, al•pha•mer•ic  (al′fə merik),USA pronunciation al′pha•nu•meri•cal, al′pha•meri•cal. 
    • alpha(bet) + numeric(al) 1950–55
    al′pha•nu•meri•cal•ly, al′pha•meri•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
alphanumeric / ˌælfənjuːˈmɛrɪk/, alphanumerical / ˌælfənjuːˈmɛrɪkəl/, alphameric / ˌælfəˈmɛrɪk/, alphamerical / ˌælfəˈmɛrɪkəl/
  1. (of a character set, code, or file of data) consisting of alphabetical and numerical symbols
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