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- DictionaryCase-sen·si·tive/ˌkāsˈsensədiv/
adjective
- 1. (of a program or function) differentiating between capital and lowercase letters: "you can restrict the extent of the search by making it case-sensitive"
adjective
When lowercase and uppercase letters are handled as different characters, for example when searching for texts
In computers, case sensitivity defines whether uppercase and lowercase letters are treated as distinct or equivalent. For instance, when users interested in learning about dogs search an e-book, "dog" and "Dog" are of the same significance to them. Thus, they request a case-insensitive search. But when they search an online encyclopedia for information about the United Nations, for example, or som... Wikipedia