lower case
See also: lowercase and lower-case
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- 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 notes
[edit]- Pedantically, lowercase and uppercase describe type, while minuscule and majuscule describe handwriting, and small and capital are more generally applied to any letters, including painted, engraved, etc.
Synonyms
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[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- lower camel case
- lower-case (adjective)
- lowercasify
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural) — see also miniscule
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References
[edit]- ^ Glossary of Typesetting Terms, by Richard Eckersley, Charles Ellerston, Richard Hendel, Page 18