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Alphanumeric vs Written - What's the difference?

alphanumeric | written |

As adjectives the difference between alphanumeric and written

is that alphanumeric is consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters a to z (lowercase and uppercase) and while written is of, relating or characteristic of writing (ie, of that which has been written).

As a noun alphanumeric

is an alphanumeric character.

As a verb written is

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alphanumeric

English

(wikipedia alphanumeric)

Adjective

(-)
  • consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and
  • consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An alphanumeric character

    • written

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, relating or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written)
    • I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese.
  • That was written.

    • Derived terms

    * unwritten, writtenness, unwrittenness

    Quotations

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    Antonyms

    * oral * verbal

    Derived terms

    * hand-written

    Verb

    (head)
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    * English adjectives ending in -en