Characters or symbols with which a language is written, but not including a set of conventions for their use. Distinct from "scripts (writing)" which are sets of written marks together with a particular set of conventions for their use.

alphabets(symbols)　(P,,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
alphabet(symbol)　(,U,English-NP,AD,U,SN)
alfabetten(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
alfabet(,U,Dutch-NP,AD,U,U)
alfabetos(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
alfabeto(,U,Spanish-NP,AD,U,SN)
字母(書寫符號)　(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
字母表(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
tzu mu (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
zì mǔ (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
zi mu (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Objects Facet
........Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name)
............Visual Works (Hierarchy Name)
................<visual works (works)>
....................<visual works by function>
........................symbols
............................alphabets (symbols)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Objects Facet
........Components (Hierarchy Name)
............components (objects)
................<components by specific context>
....................<information form components>
........................<script and type forms>
............................scripts (writing)
................................<scripts by form>
....................................alphabets (symbols)

distinguished from....	scripts(writing)
product(s) needing/produced by are....	acrophony

Dutch....	Reeksen tekens of symbolen waarmee een taal wordt geschreven.
Spanish....	Úsese para conjuntos de caracteres o símbolos con los que se escribe un lenguaje, pero no incluye el conjunto de convenciones de su uso. Distinto de "caligrafía (escritura)" que son conjuntos de marcas escritas juntas con un conjunto particular de convenciones para su uso.
Chinese (traditional)....	構成書寫語言的字母或符號，但不包含一套既定的字母使用慣例，不同於由成套的書寫記號所組成、並具備特定使用慣例的「書寫字母 (寫作)」。

alphabets(symbols)............	[VP]
.................	Gaur, History of Writing (1985)
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Meggs, History of Graphic Design (1983) GLOS
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982)
.................	Senner, Origins of Writing (1989) 77
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
.................	Candidate term NALLON - 11/94
alphabet(symbol)............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
alfabetten............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
alfabet............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
alfabetos............	[VP]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
alfabeto............	[VP]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) I:127
.................	TAA database (2000-)
字母(書寫符號)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 August 21, 2014
.................	牛津當代大辭典 46
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 August 21, 2014
字母表............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 43
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 August 21, 2014
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) Roman alphabet; letters of the alphabet; ornamental alphabets
.................	Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)

Getty AAT: 300255216 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300255216
ASDC Union Catalog： alphabets 、alphabet 、alfabetten 、alfabet 、alfabetos 、alfabeto 、字母 、字母表 、tzu mu 、zì mǔ 、zi mu