Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caps lock

/kæps lɒk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: cap-s lock
IPA: /kæps lɒk/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An input mode in which all letters of bicameral scripts are generated in capital letters.

Uncountable

noun

A lock key on a computer keyboard that activates this mode.

Countable

noun

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Caps Lock.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Please check if Caps Lock is on when typing your password."
"I type ‘high cortisol’ into the search bar and keep scrolling. ‘You’re not ugly, you just have cortisol face,’ declares one video. ‘POV you finally drop the cortisol belly,’ reads another. A third screams in caps lock, ‘HOW TO LOWER CORTISOL’. I’m sold. Cortisol is to blame for everything. But how do I fix it?"

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kæps lɒk/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Computing.

Inflected Forms

Caps Locks (plural) capslock (alternative)

Phrases

caps-locked

Questions

How do you pronounce caps lock?: The recorded pronunciation is /kæps lɒk/.
What does caps lock mean?: An input mode in which all letters of bicameral scripts are generated in capital letters.

How to pronounce caps lock

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