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UPPER CASE CHARACTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

Any of the capital letters in a fount of typeface, so named because the metal type uppercase letters were formerly contained in the upper tray of the type case.

Key term(s)
  • upper case character

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
  • Codes (Logiciels)
OBS

Lettre plus grande, d'une forme particulière, souvent nommée haut de casse en raison de sa place autrefois dans la partie supérieure de la casse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
  • Litografía, offset y fototipia
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
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