> Here's what I'm talking about: > > "Move the part numbers that begin with a numerical character to the > end of the list after the part numbers that begin with an alpha > character." > > I'm just wondering how widespread this usage is. Are these terms just > in my documents in my company, and I should make the correction, or do > technical writers the world over use "alpha characters" to refer to > letters and "numerical characters" to refer to numbers?
I'd use numbers and letters. It's so much clearer. Others have mentioned alphanumerics as including both letters and numbers, but doesn't it also include punctuation? Mike Wickham _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
