Phrase guide

case sensitive

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters. Often used in computer science to indicate a distinction is made in comparison or equality of letters based on case. For example, a case-sensitive password will not recognize "Password" and "password" as the same, but a case insensitive comparison would.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: case dependent

Antonyms: case insensitive

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: závisející na velikosti písmen — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Dhivehi: ބޮޑުއަކުރާއި ކުޑައަކުރު ތަފާތުކުރާ (boḍuakurāi kuḍaakuru tafātukurā) — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Dutch: hoofdlettergevoelig — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Esperanto: usklecodistinga — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Estonian: tõstutundlik — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Finnish: aakkoskoosta riippuvainen — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Finnish: kirjainkoosta riippuvainen — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Finnish: merkkikokoriippuvainen — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • French: sensible à la casse — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • German: but see unterscheidet/beachtet Groß- und Kleinschreibung — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Hebrew: מותנה רישיות — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Hungarian: nagybetűérzékeny — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Hungarian: kisbetű-nagybetű érzékeny — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Hungarian: kis-nagy betűre érzékeny — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Hungarian: (periphrasis) kis- és nagybetűk különböznek/eltérnek benne — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Polish: rozróżniający wielkość liter — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Portuguese: sensível à caixa das letras — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Portuguese: sensível a maiúsculas — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Portuguese: sensível a minúsculas — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Portuguese: sensível a maiúsculas e minúsculas — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Russian: регистрозави́симый (registrozavísimyj) — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Spanish: sensible a las mayúsculas — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Swedish: skiftlägeskänslig — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Swedish: versalkänslig — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Turkish: büyük ve küçük harfe duyarlı — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters
  • Vietnamese: phân biệt chữ hoa/chữ thường — distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters