lower camel case

noun

The practice of writing identifiers by concatenating multiple component words, where each word excluding the first is capitalized.

Opposite
upper camel caseUpperCamelCasePascal casestudly caps
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Meanings

nounlower camel case (uncountable)

alternative lowerCamelCase

  1. uncountablecomputingThe practice of writing identifiers by concatenating multiple component words, where each word excluding the first is capitalized.

    Antonyms: upper camel case, UpperCamelCase, Pascal case, studly caps

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe practice of writing identifiers by concatenating multiple component words, where each word excluding the first is capitalized.

Opposite
upper camel caseUpperCamelCasePascal casestudly caps

Origin

From lower case + camel case.

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APA

lower camel case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20camel%20case

MLA

“lower camel case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20camel%20case. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lower camel case,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20camel%20case.

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