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SGCAPS

SGCAPS noun: a Windows keyboard feature that strictly produces an uppercase version of a letter on certain keys whereas Shift produces an unrelated symbol.

Noun

SGCAPS (uncountable)

  1. A Windows keyboard feature that strictly produces an uppercase version of a letter on certain keys whereas Shift produces an unrelated symbol.

Origin of SGCAPS

SG as an abbreviation from Swiss German (the first keyboard layout to use this feature) combined with abbreviation CAPS from Caps Lock.

Questions about SGCAPS

What does SGCAPS mean?
SGCAPS means a Windows keyboard feature that strictly produces an uppercase version of a letter on certain keys whereas Shift produces an unrelated symbol.
What part of speech is SGCAPS?
SGCAPS is a noun.

Words near SGCAPS in the dictionary

  1. Sgaw
  2. SGB
  3. SGBS
  4. SGBV
  5. sGC
  6. SGCAPS
  7. sGCs
  8. SGD
  9. sgd.
  10. SGDQ
  11. SGDs

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