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- Dictionaryup·per·case/ˈəpərˌkās/
noun
- 1. capital letters as opposed to small letters (lowercase): "the keywords must be in uppercase"
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adjective. (also upper-case) us / ˌʌp.ɚˈkeɪs / uk / ˌʌp.əˈkeɪs / (also mainly UK upper case) written as capital letters: uppercase letters. The spell checker that I use won't catch the occasional upper-case letter that should be lower case. A collection of eight bits is called a byte, abbreviated with an uppercase B.
: to print or set in capital letters. upper case. 4 of 4. noun (2) : a type case containing capitals and usually small capitals, fractions, symbols, and accents. Examples of uppercase in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Adjective. Hubbard underlined the uppercase words for extra emphasis.
adjective. (also upper-case) us / ˌʌp.ɚˈkeɪs / uk / ˌʌp.əˈkeɪs / (also mainly UK upper case) written as capital letters: uppercase letters. The spell checker that I use won't catch the occasional upper-case letter that should be lower case. A collection of eight bits is called a byte, abbreviated with an uppercase B.
What does uppercase mean? Uppercase means the same thing as capital in capital letter —the bigger, taller version of a letter (like W ), as opposed to the smaller version, which is called a lowercase letter (like w ). Uppercase letters can also be called capitals.
adj. Abbr. uc or UC. Of, printed, or formatted in capital letters: an uppercase A; uppercase titles. tr.v. up·per·cased, up·per·cas·ing, up·per·cas·es. 1. To put (type or text) in uppercase letters. 2. To begin (a word) with an uppercase letter. [ From the storage of such letters in the upper of two trays used by compositors .] up′per·case′ n.
of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries. see more. noun. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis. synonyms: capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter. see more. Cite this entry.
noun. 1. capital-letter type used in printing, as distinguished from small letters ( lowercase) adjective. 2.
