Vermont · in-format generated example
DEV 326 — license plate combination
DEV 326 is filed as a generated example of the Vermont sequential passenger serial — AAA 999 (3 letters + 3 digits). Letters DEV sit in positions 1, 2, 3; digits 326 sit in positions 4, 5, 6. This page does not identify a car, an owner, or a live registration. It measures how the string sits inside a published character map of 17,576,000 slots, adopted in this atlas from 1985 after green numeric plates.
Disclaimer. DEV 326 is not published here as a real vehicle or plate record. It is a generated example of a serial map for teaching and testing.
- Plate text
- DEV 326
- Alphanumeric
- DEV326
- State format
- Vermont · AAA 999
- Character count
- 6
- Letters
- DEV
- Numbers
- 326
- Letter positions
- 1, 2, 3
- Numeric positions
- 4, 5, 6
- Combinations in map
- 17,576,000
- Mixed-radix rank
- 2,153,326
How to read DEV 326
Spoken: Delta · Echo · Victor · three · two · six. Normalised forms: DEV326, slug dev-326, display DEV 326.
Character map
| Position | Glyph | Class | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Letter | Alphabetic series glyph (NATO: Delta). |
| 2 | E | Letter | Alphabetic series glyph (NATO: Echo). |
| 3 | V | Letter | Alphabetic series glyph (NATO: Victor). |
| — | space | Separator | Punctuation in the published pattern, not a serial value. |
| 4 | 3 | Digit | Numeric series glyph (spoken: three). |
| 5 | 2 | Digit | Numeric series glyph (spoken: two). |
| 6 | 6 | Digit | Numeric series glyph (spoken: six). |
Vermont format in brief
Vermont’s green plates are iconic. The three-by-three serial replaced older numeric runs as the fleet grew, without ever going to a four-digit tail.
SPR 9932 has four digits and is out of class. Full essay: Vermont license-plate format.
Combinatorics for DEV 326
Alphabet size 26 × the digit slots in AAA 999 produces 17,576,000 serials. Rank 2,153,326 is about the 12.2515 percentile of that space (0 = first serial, 100 = last).
States whose map accepts DEV326
- Alaska (AAA 999)
- Hawaii (AAA 999)
- Iowa (AAA 999)
- Louisiana (AAA 999)
- Minnesota (AAA-999)
- Mississippi (AAA 999)
- Nebraska (AAA 999)
- Oklahoma (AAA-999)
- South Carolina (AAA 999)
- Vermont (AAA 999)
Serial neighbours of DEV 326
Deterministic rank deltas. These links do not change on refresh.
Similar combinations (this request)
Same Vermont map, new PHP random draw on every reload — extra internal links, not a new identity for DEV 326.
Why someone might look up DEV 326
| Use | Note |
|---|---|
| Vanity research | People compare a wanted phrase against the sequential map so they can see whether it is a standard serial or a specialty request. |
| Fleet labelling | Inventories and film-unit vehicles often need a plausible unused-looking serial that still obeys a state’s character classes. |
| Fiction and props | Writers and set designers pick a combination that could exist on a given state’s dies without copying a photographed car. |
| Dataset testing | OCR, ANPR and form-validation tests need strings that match a published pattern, including separators. |
| Format teaching | The combination is a worked example of how many plates a map can hold, not a window into a motor-vehicle file. |
Generated example versus a real plate
A real Vermont plate is a physical die issued from a series or a vanity queue. DEV 326 on this URL is a string that fits that series’ character classes. Identical glyphs can exist in both worlds; this website has no feed that would let it tell them apart. If you need an official answer, ask the Vermont motor-vehicle agency, not plates.autos.
Questions about DEV 326
Which state does DEV 326 belong to?
DEV 326 is analysed here as a generated example of the Vermont passenger serial (AAA 999). It is not assigned to a motorist by this site. The glyphs fit the sequential passenger skeleton used in this atlas.
Is DEV 326 real?
No claim is made that DEV 326 is currently issued, expired, or reserved. The string sits inside a published character map. Whether a DMV ever stamped it is a registration fact this atlas does not observe.
What does DEV 326 mean?
DEV 326 is a serial, not a slogan. Letters DEV occupy positions 1, 2, 3; digits 326 occupy positions 4, 5, 6. Spoken with the NATO alphabet it reads Delta · Echo · Victor · three · two · six.
Which state uses DEV 326?
This page files DEV 326 under Vermont because it fits that state’s AAA 999 passenger map. The same alphanumeric string also fits Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina. Other states with a different skeleton will reject the same glyphs.
Which vehicle uses DEV 326?
None that this atlas knows of. There is no vehicle make, model, colour, or VIN attached to DEV 326. If you photographed a car, the door-jamb sticker and the registration — not this page — identify the vehicle.
Which state’s format does DEV 326 follow?
Vermont sequential passenger plates are taught here as AAA 999 (3 letters + 3 digits), in use in this atlas from 1985. Earlier Vermont plates used green numeric plates.
Is DEV 326 a vanity plate?
Probably not, as modelled. Sequential passenger serials are issued in series; vanity (personalised) plates are requested strings that often break AAA 999. DEV 326 fits the sequential map, so this atlas treats it as a series example, not a purchased phrase.
How is DEV 326 read?
Left to right as printed: DEV 326. Aloud: Delta · Echo · Victor · three · two · six. Hyphens and spaces are separators in the published pattern, not extra serial values.
Which letters and numbers are in DEV 326?
Letters: DEV (3). Digits: 326 (3). Combined alphanumeric length: 6. Separators in the Vermont display form are taken from AAA 999.
How many combinations can the DEV 326 format produce?
The Vermont map AAA 999 with a 26-letter alphabet yields 17,576,000 distinct serials. DEV 326 sits at rank 2,153,326 in that mixed-radix order (about the 12.2515 percentile).
Could DEV 326 have been issued before?
It could, mathematically: the string is inside the 17,576,000-slot space. Issuance is a DMV operation (series rolls, skipped blocks, recalls). This page does not query a live file and cannot say whether DEV 326 was ever bolted to a bumper.
Why does DEV 326 appear on Google?
Because plates.autos publishes a stable analysis URL for the combination. Search engines that crawl https://plates.autos/vermont/license-plate-combinations/dev-326/ are reading an educational combinatorics page, not a leaked registration. Ranking is not a proof of issuance.
Which country or region is DEV 326 from?
The working assumption on this page is the United States, Northeast region, state of Vermont. Other countries use different dies, shields and checksums. A similar glyph string abroad would be a coincidence of alphabet, not a shared registry.
Is DEV 326 a valid US format?
DEV 326 is a valid glyph string under the Vermont AAA 999 sequential passenger model used in this atlas. Validity here means “fits a documented sequential passenger skeleton,” not “cleared by a motor-vehicle agency.” Optional, military, and government plates are out of scope.
Which characters can appear on DEV 326?
On the Vermont sequential map: letters from ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ and digits 0–9. Skipped letters in this atlas: none modelled. Separators: whatever AAA 999 prints (space, hyphen, or dot). Decorative dies and stacked graphics do not add serial glyphs.
How might DEV 326 have been generated?
Two honest answers. A DMV would emit it by walking the AAA 999 series. This website can also construct it with PHP by placing letters DEV and digits 326 into those slots — which is exactly how a generated example is made. Neither method is a public records search.
Was DEV 326 used in a film or series?
This atlas does not track screen-used plates. Prop departments often invent in-format serials. If DEV 326 appeared on camera, that is outside the dataset here; treat any match as unverified.
Why might DEV 326 be blurred in a photo?
Publishers, Street View pipelines, and news desks often blur plates as a privacy habit, not because DEV 326 is special. A blur is not evidence that the combination is issued, sensitive, or unique.
What are similar plate numbers to DEV 326?
Immediate serial neighbours increment the mixed-radix rank by small deltas (for example DEV 323 and DEV 324). Same-format random draws on this page change on refresh so crawlers can discover more in-class URLs without turning DEV 326 itself into a moving target.
What appears online about DEV 326?
You may find this analysis, forum guesses, or unrelated hits (part numbers, product SKUs). None of those sources, including plates.autos, is a substitute for a state records request. DEV 326 as published here is a generated example combination.