case sensitivity

noun

The characteristic of being case sensitive; having different reactions to typed letters based on whether the letters are uppercase or lowercase.

Meanings

nouncase sensitivity (usually uncountable, plural case sensitivities)

plural case sensitivities

  1. uncountableusuallycomputingThe characteristic of being case sensitive; having different reactions to typed letters based on whether the letters are uppercase or lowercase.
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APA

case sensitivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20sensitivity

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “case sensitivity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20sensitivity.

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