How to Say "Case Sensitive" in French

sensible à la casse

The English phrase "case sensitive" is translated into French as sensible à la casse.

Meaning: distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters (adj)

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Quebec, Sensible à la casse is a used translation for "case sensitive".

The word casse in this technical phrase comes from the Italian word cassa, meaning 'box' or 'case', rather than the French verb casser meaning 'to break'.
Despite the technical meaning, if you told a French speaker a person was sensible, they might think you were describing someone who is easily moved to tears or highly emotional.
While sensible à la casse is the standard technical term, French speakers often use the English phrase 'case sensitive' in informal coding environments.

Les mots de passe de ce système sont sensibles à la casse
The passwords for this system are case sensitive
Ce champ de saisie doit respecter les majuscules/minuscules
This input field must be case sensitive
Ce logiciel est sensible à la distinction entre majuscules et minuscules
This software is case sensitive
Ce moteur de recherche ne tient pas compte des différences entre les capitales et les minuscules
This search engine is case insensitive
Pour cet identifiant, la distinction de casse n'est pas prise en compte
For this username, case sensitivity is not considered
Ce mot de passe est sensible à la casse.
This password is case sensitive.
Le système est sensible à la casse.
The system is case sensitive.
Est-ce que la recherche est sensible à la casse ?
Is the search case sensitive?

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