"CamelCase" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: camel + case from the appearance of the humps of a camel. Etymology templates: {{m|en|camel}} camel, {{m|en|case}} case Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} CamelCase (uncountable)
  1. (typography, often used in programming) The style of writing by concatenating multiple component words (i.e. writing without any space between them), while capitalizing the first letter of each word, starting with the first or the second word. Tags: often, uncountable Categories (topical): Programming, Typography Synonyms: camelCase, camelcase, camel case Hyponyms: UpperCamelCase, lowerCamelCase Derived forms: CamelCased, to camelize Related terms: dash case, kebab case, snake case, Pascal case, medial capital Coordinate_terms: ALL CAPS, AlTeRnaTinG cApS, Initial Caps, lowercase, Sentence case, Title Case Translations (camel case): miksuskla (Esperanto), läbiv suurtäht (Estonian), Binnenmajuskel [feminine] (German), Binnenversal [masculine] (German), Binnenversalie [feminine] (German), kupranugario Didžioji (Lithuanian), कॅमलकेस (kĕmalkes) (Marathi), نگارش شتری (negâreš-e šotori) (Persian)

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          "sense": "camel case",
          "word": "miksuskla"
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