case-sensitive
World English Dictionary
| case-sensitive | |
| —adj | |
| distinguishing between upper-case and lower-case letters: users can now perform case-sensitive searches | |
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| Main Entry: | case-sensitive |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pertaining to a different meaning or interpretation based on upper- and lower-cased letters |
| Example: | On most systems, the software controlling passwords is case-sensitive. |
| Usage: | computing |
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Case-sensitive
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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