"capslock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capslocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} capslock (countable and uncountable, plural capslocks)
  1. (computing) A mode in which the capitalization of typed letters is reversed. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (a mode in which capitalization of typed letter is reversed): caps lock (Finnish), aakkoslukko (Finnish), hástafalás [masculine] (Icelandic), капсло́к (kapslók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-capslock-en-noun-rDOm~J8m Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'a mode in which capitalization of typed letter is reversed': 85 8 7
  2. (computing, countable) A key on the keyboard that activates capslock. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms (a key): capslock key Translations (a key on the keyboard that activates capslock): 大寫鎖定 (Chinese Mandarin), 大写锁定 (dàxiě suǒdìng) (Chinese Mandarin), skiftenøgle [common-gender] (Danish), caps lock (Finnish), kirjainten lukitusnäppäin (Finnish), lukitusnäppäin (Finnish), verrouillage majuscule [masculine] (French), Feststelltaste [feminine] (German), nagybetűzár (Hungarian), nagybetűbillentyű (Hungarian), Caps Lock (Hungarian), hástafalás [masculine] (Icelandic), 눌림쇠 (nullimsoe) (Korean), caps lock (Portuguese), trava-maiúsculas (Portuguese), bloqueio de maiúsculas [masculine] (Portuguese), капсло́к (kapslók) [masculine] (Russian), Bloq Mayús [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), tecla bloq mayús [feminine] (Spanish), skiftlås [neuter] (Swedish), caps lock (Swedish), versallås [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-capslock-en-noun-JGrGjOX4 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'a key': 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'a key on the keyboard that activates capslock': 4 91 5
  3. (chiefly Internet) All caps. Tags: Internet, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-capslock-en-noun-lwoX1710 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 30 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: caps lock, Caps Lock Related terms: all caps, capital letter, capitalize, initial caps, noncapital, letter case, upper case and uppercase, majuscule, versal

Inflected forms

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          "word": "눌림쇠"
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      "word": "caps lock"
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "大寫鎖定"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàxiě suǒdìng",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "大写锁定"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "caps lock"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "kirjainten lukitusnäppäin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "lukitusnäppäin"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
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      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Feststelltaste"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "nagybetűzár"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "nagybetűbillentyű"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "Caps Lock"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hástafalás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nullimsoe",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "눌림쇠"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "caps lock"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "trava-maiúsculas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bloqueio de maiúsculas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kapslók",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "капсло́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bloq Mayús"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tecla bloq mayús"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skiftlås"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "word": "caps lock"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a key on the keyboard that activates capslock",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "versallås"
    }
  ],
  "word": "capslock"
}

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