Capitalization
(noun)
The practice or system of writing or printing a word or letter with an initial capital letter.
Origin:
The word capitalization is derived from the latin word capitalis, meaning "of or belonging to the head." the term refers to the practice of writing a word or letter with an initial capital letter.
Examples:
- Proper capitalization is important in written communication, as it helps to indicate the beginning of a sentence or a proper noun.
- In English, the first letter of the first word in a sentence is always capitalized.
- In English, proper nouns such as names of people, places, and organizations are always capitalized.
- In computer programming, capitalization is important to distinguish between variables, functions and classes.
- In business, capitalization refers to the amount of money invested in a company or project.