Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: lowercase
lowercase
the "small" letters a, b, c, d, and so on, as opposed to uppercase or capital letters, A, B, C, D, and so on. The term lowercase goes back to the early days of letterpress printing. The metal type was kept in divided drawers called cases; the capital letters were traditionally kept in the upper case, and the small letters in the lower.
Dictionary of Marketing Terms: lowercase
lowercase
small letters of the alphabet, as compared to the capital or uppercase letters.
