case insensitive

English

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Alternative forms

• case-insensitive

Adjective

case insensitive (not comparable)

1. (computer science) Treating or interpreting upper- and lowercase letters as being the same. Often used in computer science to indicate a comparison or equality test that does not distinguish between letters that only differ in case.

Translations

treating upper- and lowercase letters as being the same

• Finnish: aakkoslajeja erottamaton, kirjainkoolla ei merkitystä

• German: schreibungsunabhängig (de)
• Polish: nierozróżniający wielkości liter (pl)

Antonyms

• case sensitive

Related terms

• case dependent
• lower case
• upper case