"caps-locked" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From caps lock + -ed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|caps lock|-ed}} caps lock + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} caps-locked (not comparable)
  1. Typed with the Caps Lock mode turned on; written in all caps. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-caps-locked-en-adj-PatRRwj5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed

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