casing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪsɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -eɪsɪŋ

Noun

casing (plural casings)

1. That which encloses or encases.

   Some people like to split the casing of a sausage before cooking so it doesn't burst. Others don't.

2. (architecture) The decorative trim around a door or window.
3. (oil industry) A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.
4. (uncountable, computing) The collective states of upper and lower case letters.

   The replacement string should have the same casing as the matched text.

Translations

that which encloses or encases

• Finnish: kotelo (fi), kuori (fi)
• Irish: cásáil f

• Italian: involucro (it) m
• Russian: кожу́х (ru) m (kožúx), обши́вка (ru) f (obšívka), футля́р (ru) m (futljár), оболо́чка (ru) (obolóčka), опра́ва (ru) f (opráva) (rim of spectacles)

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Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} обвивка (obvivka), ^{(please verify)} опаковка (opakovka)

Derived terms

• sausage casing

Verb

casing

1. present participle of case

Anagrams

• GI cans