ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Caps-locked

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Caps-locked is an adjective meaning Typed with the Caps Lock mode turned on; written in all caps.

Meaning

Typed with the Caps Lock mode turned on; written in all caps.

Example Sentences

The Republican convention was a gruesome and tawdry spectacle. And everything was topped off with nothing more than a red hat with a badly kerned, caps-locked slogan.
Typing using all capital letters in any sort of online correspondence usually is seen as the virtual equivalent of SHOUTING. For emphasis, bold type or italics always are preferable, because a caps-locked section of text is seen as both visually ugly and rude.

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