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alphanumeric
alphanumeric or alphameric , the set of letters and numbers. When used in reference to computer input and output, the set usually is expanded to include the upper- and lower-case alphabetic characters (A-Z, a-z), the numeric characters (0-9), and special characters (such as the symbols $, #, a... Read more
optical character recognition
optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer. The light reflected by a printed text, for example, is recorded as patterns of light and dark areas by an arr... Read more
computer terminal
computer terminal a device that enables a computer to receive or deliver data. Computer terminals vary greatly depending on the format of the data they handle. For example, a simple early terminal comprised a typewriter keyboard for input and a typewriter printing element for alphanumeric outpu... Read more
code
code in communications, set of symbols and rules for their manipulation by which the symbols can be made to carry information. By this extended definition all written and spoken languages are codes. While these are sufficient and actually quite efficient in transmission of information, they are at ... Read more
videotex
videotex communications service that is linked to an adapted television receiver or a personal computer by telephone lines, cable television facilities, or the like, and that allows a user to retrieve and display alphanumeric and pictorial information at home. Traditional videotex systems a... Read more
computer
computer device capable of performing a series of arithmetic or logical operations. A computer is distinguished from a calculating machine, such as an electronic calculator , by being able to store a computer program (so that it can repeat its operations and make logical decisions), by the numbe... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "alphanumeric"

alphanumeric
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition alphanumeric or alphameric , the set of letters and numbers. When used in reference...the phrase "alphabetic characters" means only English letters, an alphanumeric character set may also include letters from other languages that also...
computer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the eight-bit byte permits 256 different "on-off" combinations. Each byte can thus represent one of up to 256 alphanumeric characters, and such an arrangement is called a "single-byte character set" (SBCS); the de facto standard for this...
Hollerith, Herman
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...record and process data. These gave rise to the Hollerith code (later employed by early computers) that uses 12 bits per alphanumeric character. Hollerith's firm, the Tabulating Machine Company, later expanded to become International Business Machines...
Cipher Machines
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...embedded wires connecting one side to the other. Matching points on opposite surfaces of the disk correspond to the same alphanumeric characters, and each wire running through the disk corresponds to one character to be enciphered or deciphered. By connecting...
Civil War, Espionage and Intelligence
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...or memorized verbal messages through the lines. Both sides developed methods to encrypt messages using various forms of alphanumeric sequence codes and cipher wheels. The telegraph was the leading communication technology of the period. Anyone with a portable...
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...binary code). There were as a result 128 possible ways of arranging these 0s and 1s. In this representation, each alphanumeric character was uniquely assigned a number between 0 and 127, which was represented by its binary equivalent in a string of...
Personal Digital Assistant
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...considered a PDA because it offers only one type of function, numerical calculation, and does not allow for the input of alphanumeric information (words as well as numbers). Within a few years of the appearance of the calculator, engineers with several...
optical character recognition
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...for less than perfect and uniform text. OCR is also used to produce text files from computer files that contain images of alphanumeric characters, such as those produced by fax transmissions. See also computer graphics ; pen-based computer ; personal digital...
computer terminal
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...handle. For example, a simple early terminal comprised a typewriter keyboard for input and a typewriter printing element for alphanumeric output. A more recent variation includes the keyboard for input and a televisionlike screen to display the output. The...
ASCII
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...characters (such as ‘start of text’ and ‘carriage return’) and 96 displayed alphanumeric and other characters, every letter or other symbol having a number from 0 to 128: for example, 33 for ! , 36 for $ , 65...

Dictionary entries related to "alphanumeric"

alphanumeric code
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing alphanumeric code A code whose target alphabet contains alphanumeric characters and/or strings thereof.
alphanumeric
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...y)oōˈmerik / • adj. consisting of or using both letters and numerals: alphanumeric data an alphanumeric keyboard. • n. a character that is either a letter or a number. DERIVATIVES: al·...
alphanumeric character
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing alphanumeric character Any letter of the English alphabet, upper or lower case, or any of the decimal digits, 0 to 9.
disassembler
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing ...symbols. More ambitious disassemblers try to show the structure of the program by replacing branch destinations with alphanumeric symbols, and placing the corresponding symbol as a label in the appropriate position in the program.
binary encoding
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing ...by strings of binary digits, i.e. a binary code . The most commonly occurring source alphabet consists of the set of alphanumeric characters . See code . 2. The encoding of a number into a binary string in which the i th bit from the end carries weight...
Hollerith code
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing Hollerith code A code for relating alphanumeric characters to holes in a punched card. It was devised by Herman Hollerith in 1888 and enabled the letters of the alphabet and the digits 0–9 to be encoded by a combination of punchings in 12 rows of a card.
unit identification code
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military unit identification code UIC a six-character, alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies each active, reserve, and National Guard unit of the armed forces.
label
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing ...normally have similar labels, though there is no commonly accepted term for them. 2. ( statement label ) A numeric or alphanumeric identifier associated with a line or statement in a program and used in other parts of the program to refer to that statement...
Hefner-Alteneck, Friedrich Franz von
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...transmitted by a drive belt, based on tension differential between the two sides of the belt (1872); a teletypewriter with alphanumeric keys to generate Morse code signals for telegraph transmission (1873); a two-current differential regulator for arc...
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Internet American Standard Code for Information Interchange A standard which defines an alphanumeric set of characters storable within 7 bits. This standard virtually dominates the computer industry. It is usually abbreviated to ASCII. Its main competitor is UNICODE .

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New alphanumeric technology announced by Cue Paging.
PR Newswire; 10/18/1988; 700+ words ; NEW ALPHANUMERIC TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCED BY CUE PAGING...operator-less telephone entry of alphanumeric paging messages was announced today...ordinary touch-tone telephone into an alphanumeric paging input terminal," said Dr...
Alphanumeric Systems Named Intel Authorized Solution Provider; Designation Identifies Premier Location for Intel Solutions.
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LSE Considers Switching to Alphanumeric Code.(Brief Article)
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PageGate - Alphanumeric paging & wireless messaging made easy.
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