case sensitive

== English == === Alternative forms === case-sensitive === Pronunciation === === Adjective === case sensitive (not comparable) (computer science) Distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters. Often used in computer science to indicate a distinction is made in comparison or equality of letters based on case. For example, a case-sensitive password will not recognize "Password" and "password" as the same, but a case insensitive comparison would. Synonym: case dependent Antonym: case insensitive ==== Translations ==== === See also ===