Meanings
alternative kebab-case
- uncountablecomputingThe practice of writing identifiers using hyphens to separate words.
Synonyms: dash case
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe practice of writing identifiers using hyphens to separate words.
Origin
In allusion to the appearance of a shish kebab, with various food items assembled on a skewer. Additionally, the coincidence that kebabs and camels are both archetypally Near Eastern was probably not lost on the computer programmers who coined the names kebab case and camel case.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
kebab case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kebab%20case
“kebab case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kebab%20case. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kebab case,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kebab%20case.
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