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caps.
abbreviation for
- capital letters.
- (in prescriptions) a capsule.
caps.
abbreviation for
- capital letters
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of caps.1
Example Sentences
It also criticises India's sluggish approval process for genetically modified products and price caps on stents and implants.
There is also the issue of how tariffs work when they collide with pricing caps that both the NHS and other health organisations set for buying drugs in bulk.
The 24 women she called to camp average 25 years old, and 11 of them have 10 or fewer caps at the senior level.
If I was from New Zealand, I'd probably have won about 700 caps, and there are greater priorities for Wood, which are to win the FA Cup and get Forest into next season's Champions League.
Meanwhile, Yildiray Basturk won 49 caps for Turkey and played the majority of his career in the Bundesliga but never won significant silverware, coming closest when Bayer Leverkusen finished runners-up in 2001-02.
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What does caps mean?
Caps is an informal, short way of saying capital letters—the bigger, taller versions of letters (like W), as opposed to the smaller versions, which are called lowercase letters (like w).
Capital letters are also called uppercase letters or simply capitals.
A word written entirely in capital letters (like WHAT) is said to be written in caps or all caps. The adjective uppercase can be used to mean the same thing.
To capitalize a word is to put its first letter in caps—to make it a capital letter.
Some acronyms and abbreviations are written using all caps, such as NASA and U.S.
The key on a keyboard that results in all letters being in caps is called caps lock (or sometimes caps for short).
In informal communications like text messages and online posts, caps is often used for emphasis or to convey excitement or to mimic yelling.
Example: My mom keeps sending my texts in ALL CAPS and I can’t tell if she’s mad at me.
Where does caps come from?
The term caps has been used as a shortened form of capital letters since at least the 1800s. The word capital comes from the Latin 辱, meaning “concerning the head,” or “chief,” from caput, “head.”
It can be confusing to know whether or not to use a capital letter in certain situations, but a can help.
Did you know ... ?
What are some synonyms for caps?
- all caps
- capital letters
- capitals
- uppercase
What are some words that share a root or word element with caps?
What are some words that often get used in discussing caps?
How is caps used in real life?
Caps is informal. It’s especially used in the phrase all caps. In casual communications, words are sometimes written in caps for emphasis.
Trying out some new fonts, should I use all caps or lowercase? Pictures below!
— Kyle Berger (@IceBERGer3)
A first for me: I was invited to review my own article submission today. Is it okay to write back in all caps (with no explanation): WOW, SO GOOD, ACCEPT WITH NO CONDITIONS
— Brian Tuohy (@brian_tuohy)
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT WORKING IN NEWS IS THE MESSAGES I GET IN ALL CAPS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. IS SOMEONE REALLY EXCITED? OR REALLY ANGRY? IN A RUSH?
— Andrew Smith (@AndrewSmithNews)
Try using caps!
Which of the following words is spelled in all caps?
A. yelling
B. Yelling
C. YELLING
D. yELliNg
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