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Case-Sensitive

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: In computing, referring to a distinguishing characteristic between uppercase and lowercase letters. When a system is case-sensitive, it differentiates between uppercase and lowercase letters, considering them as distinct characters.

Sense 1: Pertaining to the distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters in data processing.

Example sentence: The password for this website is case-sensitive, so make sure to enter it exactly as shown.

Sense 2: Referring to a programming language that distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase letters.

Example sentence: Python is a case-sensitive programming language, which means that variable names "VARIABLE" and "variable" are not the same.

Sense 3: Describing a feature or function that takes into account the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters when performing a task.

Example sentence: The search function on this website is case-sensitive, so be careful with your query.

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