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More specifically, in computer underground terminology alphanumeric code is [[machine code]] that is written so that it assembles into entirely readable ASCII characters such as "a"-"z", "A"-"Z", "1"-"9", "#", "!", "@", and so on.
 
Writing alphanumeric code requires a good understanding of machine code encoding scheme for the specific architecture thaton which the code is to executedbe onexecuted.
 
This code is used by [[Cracker (computing)|cracker]]s with the intent of fooling applications, such as Web forms, into accepting code used for [[exploit (computer science)|exploit]]. Typically, such exploits involve [[buffer overflow]]s.