lower case

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Antonyms 1.3.4 Derived terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.3.6 Related terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Alternative forms

• lowercase

[edit] Etymology

lower + case, in reference to the lower of two storage cases used by a typographic compositor, where minuscule type sorts were kept.

[edit] Noun

lower case (uncountable)

1. The minuscule or small letters (a, b, c, as opposed to the uppercase or capital letters, A, B, C).

[edit] Usage notes

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.

[edit] Synonyms

• small letter
• minuscule

[edit] Antonyms

• uppercase, upper case
• majuscule
• capital, cap
• big letter
• block letter

[edit] Derived terms

• lower-case (adjective)

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• case-dependent, case dependent
• caseless
• case-sensitive, case sensitive
• case-insensitive, case insensitive
• mixed-case, mixed case
• small capital, small cap
• uppercase, upper case