camel case
/ˈkam(ə)l keɪs/(also camelCase, CamelCase)
noun [mass noun]
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, e.g.PayPal, iPhone, MasterCard.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.
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