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kăps lŏk
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/kæps lɒk/
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An input mode in which all letters of bicameral scripts are generated in capital letters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
Please check if Caps Lock is on when typing your password.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A lock key on a computer keyboard that activates this mode.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
All caps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, informal, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Alternative letter-case form of Caps Lock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish :
caps lock
— input mode
Finnish :
aakkoslukko
— input mode
Icelandic :
hástafalás
— input mode
Russian :
капсло́к
(kapslók)
— input mode
Chinese Mandarin :
大寫鎖定 /大写锁定
(dàxiě suǒdìng)
— lock key on a keyboard
Danish :
skiftenøgle
— lock key on a keyboard
Finnish :
caps lock
— lock key on a keyboard
Finnish :
kirjainten lukitusnäppäin
— lock key on a keyboard
Finnish :
lukitusnäppäin
— lock key on a keyboard
French :
verrouillage majuscule
— lock key on a keyboard
German :
Feststelltaste
— lock key on a keyboard
Hungarian :
nagybetűzár
— lock key on a keyboard
Hungarian :
nagybetűbillentyű
— lock key on a keyboard
Hungarian :
Caps Lock
— lock key on a keyboard
Icelandic :
hástafalás
— lock key on a keyboard
Korean :
눌림쇠
(nullimsoe)
— lock key on a keyboard
Portuguese :
caps lock
— lock key on a keyboard
Portuguese :
trava-maiúsculas
— lock key on a keyboard
Portuguese :
bloqueio de maiúsculas
— lock key on a keyboard
Russian :
капсло́к
(kapslók)
— lock key on a keyboard
Spanish :
Bloq Mayús
— lock key on a keyboard
Spanish :
tecla bloq mayús
— lock key on a keyboard
Swedish :
skiftlås
— lock key on a keyboard
Swedish :
caps lock
— lock key on a keyboard
Swedish :
versallås
— lock key on a keyboard