SGCAPS

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noun

A Windows keyboard feature that strictly produces an uppercase version of a letter on certain keys whereas Shift produces an unrelated symbol.

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Meanings

nounSGCAPS (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA Windows keyboard feature that strictly produces an uppercase version of a letter on certain keys whereas Shift produces an unrelated symbol.

Origin

SG as an abbreviation from Swiss German (the first keyboard layout to use this feature) combined with abbreviation CAPS from Caps Lock.

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APA

SGCAPS. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SGCAPS

MLA

“SGCAPS.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SGCAPS. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “SGCAPS,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SGCAPS.

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