CAPS. Definition & Meaning

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capital letters.
(in prescriptions) a capsule.

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Origin of caps.¹

caps. ( def 2 ) < Latin capsula

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She had to fight hard for the gloves on the international stage, making her debut against Switzerland in June 2017 but only earning a further seven caps over the next three years in the face of competition from Karen Bardsley, Carly Telford and fellow youngster Ellie Roebuck.

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Earps is, by far, the more experienced goalkeeper, earning 53 caps for England and keeping 26 clean sheets.

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Crucially, the Chelsea keeper, who has six clean sheets in 13 caps, has been selected in three of England's four Women's Nations League matches, including the win over world champions Spain.

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Now, the companies are calling on the Federal Communications Commission, chaired by President Trump appointee Brendan Carr, to lift ownership caps that currently limit them to owning two TV outlets in a single market.

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The 35-year-old won 112 caps for Wales in a 15-year Test career and scored more than 600 points.

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More About Caps

What does caps mean?

Caps is an informal, short way of saying capital letters—the bigger, taller versions of letters (like W), as opposed to the smaller versions, which are called lowercase letters (like w).

Capital letters are also called uppercase letters or simply capitals.

A word written entirely in capital letters (like WHAT) is said to be written in caps or all caps. The adjective uppercase can be used to mean the same thing.

To capitalize a word is to put its first letter in caps—to make it a capital letter.

Some acronyms and abbreviations are written using all caps, such as NASA and U.S.

The key on a keyboard that results in all letters being in caps is called caps lock (or sometimes caps for short).

In informal communications like text messages and online posts, caps is often used for emphasis or to convey excitement or to mimic yelling.

Example: My mom keeps sending my texts in ALL CAPS and I can’t tell if she’s mad at me.

Where does caps come from?

The term caps has been used as a shortened form of capital letters since at least the 1800s. The word capital comes from the Latin ��辱��, meaning “concerning the head,” or “chief,” from caput, “head.”

It can be confusing to know whether or not to use a capital letter in certain situations, but a can help.

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How is caps used in real life?

Caps is informal. It’s especially used in the phrase all caps. In casual communications, words are sometimes written in caps for emphasis.

Trying out some new fonts, should I use all caps or lowercase? Pictures below!

— Kyle Berger (@IceBERGer3)

A first for me: I was invited to review my own article submission today. Is it okay to write back in all caps (with no explanation): WOW, SO GOOD, ACCEPT WITH NO CONDITIONS

— Brian Tuohy (@brian_tuohy)

MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT WORKING IN NEWS IS THE MESSAGES I GET IN ALL CAPS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. IS SOMEONE REALLY EXCITED? OR REALLY ANGRY? IN A RUSH?

— Andrew Smith (@AndrewSmithNews)

Try using caps!

Which of the following words is spelled in all caps?

A. yelling
B. Yelling
C. YELLING
D. yELliNg

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