lower case

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/

Noun

lower case (uncountable)

1. The minuscule or small letters (a, b, c, as opposed to the uppercase or capital letters, A, B, C).

   The strongest passwords are those which mix numbers and letters, upper case and lower case, and symbols.

Synonyms

• small letter
• minuscule

Antonyms

• uppercase, upper case
• majuscule
• capital, cap
• big letter
• block letter

Related terms

• case-dependent, case dependent
• caseless
• case-sensitive, case sensitive
• case-insensitive, case insensitive
• mixed-case, mixed case
• small capital, small cap (small caps)
• uppercase, upper case

Translations

• French: minuscules, bas-de-casse, , bas de casse
• German: Kleinschrift, Kleinschreibung, Kleinbuchstaben, gemeine Buchstaben, Gemeinbuchstaben
• Italian: minuscoli
• Portuguese: minúscules
• Russian: строчный
• Spanish: minúsculas

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