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Record 1 2013-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Typography
DEF

Pertaining to the ability to distinguish between uppercase and lowercase letters.

CONT

Passwords are case-sensitive; you must type them exactly as defined.

OBS

The adjective in English is often rendered by a noun in French (distinction majuscules/minuscules, for example) in software and on websites.

Key term(s)
  • case sensitive
  • case dependent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
OBS

Relatif à la capacité de distinguer les entrées en majuscules de celles saisies en lettres minuscules.

OBS

L'adjectif en anglais est souvent rendu par le nom en français (distinction majuscules/minuscules, par exemple) dans les logiciels et les sites Web.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
DEF

Que responde a las diferencias entre las letras mayúsculas y minúsculas.

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