"case insensitive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-case insensitive.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} case insensitive (not comparable)
  1. (computer science) Treating or interpreting upper- and lowercase letters as being the same. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computer science Synonyms: case-insensitive Related terms: case independent Translations (treating upper- and lowercase letters as being the same): hoofdletterongevoelig (Dutch), aakkoskoosta riippumaton (Finnish), kirjainkoosta riippumaton (Finnish), but see unterscheidet/beachtet Groß- und Kleinschreibung nicht (english: verb; periphrase; die) (German), nierozróżniający wielkości liter (Polish), регистронезави́симый (registronezavísimyj) (Russian), skiftlägesokänslig (Swedish), versalokänslig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-case_insensitive-en-adj-yset2yjB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

Alternative forms

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