Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation marks.
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- noun Plural form of
alphanumeric .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation
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Examples
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What about "+" signs though, are they similarly meaningless, or as important as the alphanumerics?
Google Doesn’t Require You To Login With Dots | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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So-called luxury brands of automobiles tend to denote individual models, not by names, but by alphanumerics: 328i, LS460, E550.
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Her readout flared the time, alphanumerics superimposed over the gray steel chests.
Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010
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Blue alphanumerics winked the time, low in her left peripheral field.
Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010
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When the optic chip flared, the alphanumerics were haloed, each one ringed with a faint pink aura.
Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010
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Cut to Dr. Virginia Rambali, Sociology, NYU, her name, faculty, and school pulsing across the screen in pink alphanumerics.
Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010
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What about "+" signs though, are they similarly meaningless, or as important as the alphanumerics?
Google Doesn’t Require You To Login With Dots | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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The digital display pulsed his name in alphanumerics, Wintermute informing her of the link.
Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010
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Responding to our post from last Monday ( "Don't overspend on electronics"), one commenter, Gary, vented his frustration with the ever-shifting alphanumerics.
Money-saving tip: Good performance can run in the family 2008
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Take a sentence, misspell a couple of letters with random characters, or insert random non-alphanumerics i.e.
"Other /b/tards were displeased to miss a chance at the lulz." Ann Althouse 2008
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