Alphabetization
For alphabetization purposes, I’ve followed these rules:
Punctuation symbols (hyphens, underscores, etc.) are treated as blanks.
Uppercase precedes lowercase.
Figure 1. The supplier-and-parts database—sample values
Numerals precede letters.
Blanks precede everything else.
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