"caps lock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caps locks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} caps lock (countable and uncountable, plural caps locks)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Caps Lock. Tags: alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Caps Lock
    Sense id: en-caps_lock-en-noun-Cy~MGQQi

Inflected forms

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