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Case sensitivity may differ depending on the situation: | Case sensitivity may differ depending on the situation: | ||
*Searching: Users expect information retrieval systems to be able to have correct case sensitivity depending on the nature of the operation. Users looking for the word "dog" in an online journal probably does not wish to differentiate between "dog" or "Dog", as this is a writing distinction; the word should be matched whether it appears at the beginning of a sentence or not. On the other hand, users looking for information about a brand name, trademark, human name, or city name may be interested in performing a case-sensitive operation to filter out irrelevant results. For example, somebody searching for the name "Jade" would not want to find references to the mineral called "jade". On | *Searching: Users expect information retrieval systems to be able to have correct case sensitivity depending on the nature of the operation. Users looking for the word "dog" in an online journal probably does not wish to differentiate between "dog" or "Dog", as this is a writing distinction; the word should be matched whether it appears at the beginning of a sentence or not. On the other hand, users looking for information about a brand name, trademark, human name, or city name may be interested in performing a case-sensitive operation to filter out irrelevant results. For example, somebody searching for the name "Jade" would not want to find references to the mineral called "jade". On Bharatpedia, for example, a search for Friendly fire returns the military article but Friendly Fire (capitalized "Fire") returns the disambiguation page.<ref>See WP:DIFFCAPS</ref> | ||
*Usernames: Authentication systems usually treat usernames as case-insensitive to facilitate memorization, reducing typing complexity, and eliminate the possibility of both mistake and fraud when two usernames are identical in every aspect except the case of one of their letters. However, these systems are not case-blind. They preserve the case of the characters in the name so that users may choose an aesthetically pleasing combination. | *Usernames: Authentication systems usually treat usernames as case-insensitive to facilitate memorization, reducing typing complexity, and eliminate the possibility of both mistake and fraud when two usernames are identical in every aspect except the case of one of their letters. However, these systems are not case-blind. They preserve the case of the characters in the name so that users may choose an aesthetically pleasing combination. | ||
*Passwords: Authentication systems usually treat passwords as case-sensitive. This enables users to increase the complexity of their passwords. | *Passwords: Authentication systems usually treat passwords as case-sensitive. This enables users to increase the complexity of their passwords. | ||