Most strictly defined, an alphanumeric character is any element in the set that includes the upper and lower case alphabetic letters (A-Z, a-z) and decimal numerals (0-9). It is useful to group these letters and numerals together because many computer...

In general, in computing, an alphanumeric code is a series of letters and numbers (hence the name) which are written in a form that can be processed by a computer. More specifically, in computer underground terminology, alphanumeric code is machine code...

Susan Thorpe's pioneering excursion into alphanumeric arithmetic (WW '04-78) inspired me to look at the flip side of the coin and explore the alphanumerics of verbal equations. This involves adding up the numerical values of their letters using A=1 thru Z=26. (*) I...

Byline: Mark Rechtin Following the lead of other luxury automakers, Land Rover will give its vehicles alphanumeric codes instead of names. The change will begin this fall with the launch of the redesigned Discovery SUV, which will be called LR3. Other...

The movie The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift has the sort of action that makes you want to go out and shred the tread off a set of tires. Who among us wouldn’t like to try drifting all the way up a parking structure,...