noun
case
The uppercase or lowercase form of a letter.
The password distinguishes between upper and lower case letters.
Etymology
Latin capsa named a box. Printers kept different sorts of type in separate cases, and the upper and lower cases gave their names to the two forms of letters.
More examples
- She changes the heading to title case.
- Keep the same letter case throughout the label.
- The search ignores differences in case.
Forms
case · cases
Similar words
- capitalization
- The use of uppercase letters rather than letter case generally.
- typeface
- The design of letters rather than their upper or lower form.