Intercaps

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of intercapping. plural, plural-only

    "Retain internal capitalization for trademark names that use bicapitalization, or intercaps, in which one or more letters within names are capitalized in addition to the names' first letter (eg, ScienceDirect and AstraZeneca). However, convert trademark names to conventional capitalization when they use all capital or all lowercase letters. / House of Science not HOUSE OF SCIENCE; Alzheimer's Association not alzheimer's association"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of intercaps. alt-of, plural, plural-only

Synonyms

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camel caseintercapping

Example

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"Retain internal capitalization for trademark names that use bicapitalization, or intercaps, in which one or more letters within names are capitalized in addition to the names' first letter (eg, ScienceDirect and AstraZeneca). However, convert trademark names to conventional capitalization when they use all capital or all lowercase letters. / House of Science not HOUSE OF SCIENCE; Alzheimer's Association not alzheimer's association"

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, inter- + caps.

Etymology 2

The autological spelling of the word.

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