[al.pha.nu.mer.ic] also al.pha.nu.mer.i.cal adj [alphabetic + numeric, numerical] (1950) 1: consisting of both letters and numbers and often other symbols (as punctuation marks and mathematical symbols) "an ~ code"; also: being a character in an alphanumeric system
2: capable of using or displaying alphanumeric characters -- al.pha.nu.mer.i.cal.ly adv -- al.pha.nu.mer.ics n pl