upper case

noun

upper case

noun

Etymology Named for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing capital letters would traditionally be located above the one containing small letters.

1

The capital letters A, B, C, ... as opposed to the small letters a, b, c, ....

Related terms
all caps, case dependent, case insensitive, case sensitive, small caps

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