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Camel case (also camelCase, CamelCase)
Noun
Definition: A typographical convention in which an initial capital is used for the first letter of a word forming the second element of a closed compound, for example, PayPal, iPhone, MasterCard.
Examples: “I never noticed that the proper style of the site name used CamelCase.”
“Things like CamelCase, also known as medial capitals, have probably emerged because of text messaging.”
“The Scala convention is to use camel case for constants.”
Origin: 1990s: from the supposed resemblance of the visual effect to the hump or humps of a camel’s back.
Published in Dawn, Young World, November 12th, 2016
