character class

/K EH1 R IH0 K T ER0 K L AE0 S/
noun
  1. 1

    (regular expressions) A set of related text characters, such as all alphanumerics or all whitespace.

  2. 2

    (roleplaying games) Any of a number of predetermined groups into which characters in roleplaying games are grouped, based on the focus of their skills.