alphabetic coding
alphabetic coding
[¦al·fə¦bed·ik ′kōd·iŋ] (computer science)
Abbreviation of words for computer input.
A system of coding with a number system of base 26, the letters of the alphabet being used instead of the cardinal numbers.
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