Case

Case

Case may refer to:

Academia

* Case analysis, division of a problem into separate cases
* Case study, examination of a single instance or event
* Center for Social and Economic Research

Business

* Business case, captures the reasoning for initiating a project or task
* Case Corporation, defunct manufacturer of agricultural equipment and tractors
* W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co., American manufacturer of knives
* Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchange

Computing

* Computer-aided software engineering (CASE), use of computers to assist in the software development life cycle
* Case, term in Switch statement, type of control statement in computer programming

Containers and packaging

* Case (goods), package of related merchandise
* Attaché case
* Bookcase
* Briefcase
* Computer case, enclosure that contains the main components of a computer
* Keep case, DVD or CD storage case
* Packing case
* PDA Case
* Suitcase

Education

* Case Western Reserve University, an independent research university in Cleveland, Ohio
* Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering, graduate engineering program, Islamabad, Pakistan
* Council for Advancement and Support of Education, nonprofit association of educational institutions, United States
* Case Middle School, part of Punahou School in Oahu, Hawaii

Entertainment and media

* "The Case" (film), a Chinese film from 2007
* Case (Henry Dorsett Case), fictional character in "Neuromancer"

Legal

* Case (policy debate), part of a policy debate in a debate competition
* Legal case, a dispute between opposing parties, being resolved by a court of law

Lingustics

* Grammatical case, a type of linguistic inflection
* Letter case, typography, distinction between majuscule (capital or upper-case) and minuscule (lower-case) letters
* Sentence case, a style of capitalization
* Conceptually Accurate Signed English, a form of Manually Coded English

Personal names

* Case (rabbi) (died c. 1610), Polish religious leader
* Case (singer) (fl. c. 2000), Case Woodard, American musician
* Case (name) (disambig), people with the surname Case

Other

* Case Township, Michigan
* Case-shot, a type of anti-personnel canister ammunition similar to a shrapnel shell
* Casement window

See also

* Casing
* Box
* Casa
* Crate
* Carton
* Container


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  • Case — Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • case — Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Case IH — is an American mechanical company, one of the world’s largest brands of agricultural equipment. With headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, it has a network of more than 4,000 dealers and distributors that operates in more than 160 countries. Case IH …   Wikipedia

  • Case — (k[=a]s), n. [OF. casse, F. caisse (cf. It. cassa), fr. L. capsa chest, box, case, fr. capere to take, hold. See {Capacious}, and cf. 4th {Chase}, {Cash}, {Enchase}, 3d {Sash}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Case CE — Case CE, also Case Construction Equipment or simply Case, is a brand of construction equipment from CNH Global. Under this brand name, CNH Global is the third biggest manufacturer of construction equipment behind CAT (#1) and Komatsu… …   Wikipedia

  • Case — Case, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casing}.] 1. To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose. [1913 Webster] The man who, cased in steel, had passed whole days and nights in the saddle. Prescott. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Case — Case, v. i. To propose hypothetical cases. [Obs.] Casing upon the matter. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • CASE — s. f. Maison. Il ne se dit guère au propre que Des cabanes où logent les nègres employés à la culture des plantations, dans les colonies. Fam., Le patron de la case, Le maître de la maison ; ou, par extension, Celui qui a toute autorité dans la… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • case — See: BASKET CASE, CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES, COUCH CASE, GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS also GET DOWN TO CASES, IN ANY CASE, IN CASE or IN THE EVENT, IN CASE OF also IN THE EVENT OF, VANITY CASE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • case — See: BASKET CASE, CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES, COUCH CASE, GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS also GET DOWN TO CASES, IN ANY CASE, IN CASE or IN THE EVENT, IN CASE OF also IN THE EVENT OF, VANITY CASE …   Dictionary of American idioms

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