"camel case" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From camel + case, from a fancied resemblance to the appearance of the humps of a two-humped camel. Etymology templates: {{com|en|camel|case}} camel + case Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} camel case (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, CamelCase Derived forms: camel-cased, camelize, lower camel case, upper camel case Related terms: dash case, kebab case, snake case, medial capital 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)

Alternative forms

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