lower case
See also: lowercase and lower-case
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Named for the original arrangement in typesetting, where the drawer or case containing minuscule letters would traditionally be located below the one containing capital letters.[1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- 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.
Usage notesEdit
Pedantically, lowercase and uppercase describe type, minuscule and majuscule handwriting, while small and capital are more generally applied to any letters, including painted, engraved, etc.
SynonymsEdit
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Derived termsEdit
- lower-case (adjective)
Related termsEdit
- case-dependent, case dependent
- caseless
- case-sensitive, case sensitive
- case-insensitive, case insensitive
- mixed-case, mixed case
- small capitals, small caps
- uppercase, upper case
TranslationsEdit
lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ Glossary of Typesetting Terms, by Richard Eckersley, Charles Ellerston, Richard Hendel, Page 18