Capital letters; capitals.
caps
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for caps.
Editorial note
One: Why does it seem all the text is in caps?
Quick take
Capital letters; capitals.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of caps gathered in one view.
(programming) Abbreviation of capabilities.
(biochemistry) Initialism of N-cyclohexyl-3-aminopropanesulfonic acid.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for caps.
noun
Capital letters; capitals.
noun
(programming) Abbreviation of capabilities.
noun
(biochemistry) Initialism of N-cyclohexyl-3-aminopropanesulfonic acid.
noun
Acronym of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome [A rare autoimmune disease in which widespread intravascular clotting caused by antiphospholipid antibodies causes multiple organ failure.]
Example sentences
One: Why does it seem all the text is in caps?
Data caps and P2P are incomprehensible to them, much less how to adjust settings to stop abusing limited bandwidth.
Here (in WA state) on the other hand, no sprinkler caps, and no real need for them.
Even bad caps have some degree of guard band, else they would never leave the factory.
Indeed our biggest issue is special security on them and FDC connectors because people will steal the caps for scrap metal.
The bad caps will pop in minutes, a good one can survive for weeks.
So, for hardware manufacturers, is there any reliable way to identify good quality caps?
A past job did exactly this to qualify part substitutions, and this sort of testing is effectively a requirement for temp-sensitive parts like caps.
We were able to successfully weed out bad caps with this testing.
Globally, we impose carbon caps on developed nations and let China do whatever it wants.
This feature could end up charging those with data caps.
FXI tracks large-caps, which were not quite as affected.
Quote examples
The HealthExpense platform (think “Mint for healthcare”) helps consumers and benefits administrators make the most of their healthcare dollars — tackling the mundane and often unnecessarily-complicated tasks like submitting insurance reimbursement claims, paying bills, and tracking deductibles and flex-spending caps.
That is distinct from "rent control" in NYC, which caps rents and is a much stronger measure, but only applies to tenants living in the same place since July 1st 1971, or March 31 1953 if it's an apartment in a 1 or 2 family home.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use caps in a sentence?
One: Why does it seem all the text is in caps?
What does caps mean?
Capital letters; capitals.
What part of speech is caps?
caps is commonly used as noun.