Alphanumeric vs. Alphabetic

Alphanumeric vs. Alphabetic — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Alphanumeric and Alphabetic

Alphanumericadjective

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

Alphabeticadjective

Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.

Alphanumericadjective

Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.

Alphabeticadjective

relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet;

alphabetical writing system

Alphanumericnoun

An alphanumeric character.

Alphabeticadjective

arranged in order according to the alphabet;

an alphabetic arrangementdictionaries list words in alphabetical order
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Alphanumericadjective

of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters