alphanumeric

Letters plus numbers

Alphanumeric describes characters that are either letters or numbers, as opposed to symbols or punctuation.

Passwords are often required to be alphanumeric: Your password must contain at least eight alphanumeric characters.

The term combines alphabetic and numeric.

An alphanumeric code might look like A7B3X9.

characters

letter

Written symbol or message

  • digitSingle numeric character
  • symbolRepresentational mark or sign
  • glyphVisual form of character

uppercase · lowercase · case-sensitive · printable · keyboard · typeset · font · typeface · script · character

identifier

password

Authentication string

  • usernameAccount identification string
  • codeSymbolic communication system
  • PINAuthentication number sequence

verification · authentication · login · credential · token · ID · registration · VIN

string

sequence

Ordered succession of elements

syntax · input · validation · parsing · regex · substring · length · field · form · variable

encoding

ASCII

Electronic character encoding standard

binary · octal · decimal · BCD · MIME · encryption · hash · cipher · encode · decode

display

readout

Displayed recorded data

keypad · screen · digital · meter · panel · indicator · clock · scoreboard · odometer · calculator

Categories
Opposites
character type composition

alphanumericnonalphanumeric

Not a letter or number

special characters · punctuation · whitespace · binary · symbolic

symbolic vs. representational content

alphanumericpictographic

Using images as language

ideographic · iconographic · symbolic · emoji · logographic

Phrases
Family

alphanumerics, alphanumerical, alphanumerically

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