"snake case" meaning in All languages combined

See snake case on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: Coined in 2004 by Ruby programmer Gavin Kistner, from its resemblance to the long body of a snake, and by analogy with other naming schemes based on lower- and upper-case letters. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} snake case (uncountable)
  1. (programming) The practice of writing identifiers using underscores to separate words. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Programming, Writing systems Synonyms: snake_case Derived forms: screaming snake case, snake-cased Coordinate_terms: CamelCase, kebab case, Pascal case

Alternative forms

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