Case
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Academia and education
- Campaign for Science and EngineeringCampaign for Science and EngineeringThe Campaign for Science and Engineering is a non-profit organization which promotes science and engineering in the UK. It focuses on arguing for more research funding, promoting a high-tech and knowledge-based economy, highlighting the need for top-quality science and maths education at all...
(CaSE), a non-profit organization which promotes science and engineering research in the UK - Case analysisCase analysisCase analysis is one of the most general and applicable methods of analytical thinking, depending only on the division of a problem, decision or situation into a sufficient number of separate cases. Analysing each such case individually may be enough to resolve the initial question...
, division of a problem into separate cases - Case studyCase studyA case study is an intensive analysis of an individual unit stressing developmental factors in relation to context. The case study is common in social sciences and life sciences. Case studies may be descriptive or explanatory. The latter type is used to explore causation in order to find...
, examination of a single instance or event - Case Western Reserve UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityCase Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
, independent research university in Cleveland, Ohio - Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering, graduate engineering program, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Center for Social and Economic ResearchCenter for Social and Economic ResearchCenter for Social and Economic Research is a private, independent, non-commercial research institution founded on the idea that research-based policy-making is vital for the economic welfare of societies. CASE was established in September 1991 by a group of prominent Polish economists actively...
- Center for Architecture, Science and EcologyCenter for Architecture, Science and EcologyThe Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology is a research facility of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . It is a joint project of RPI and architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill...
- Council for Advancement and Support of EducationCouncil for Advancement and Support of EducationThe Council for Advancement and Support of Education is a nonprofit association of educational institutions. It serves professionals in the field of educational advancement...
, nonprofit association of educational institutions, United States - Case Middle School, part of Punahou School in Oahu, Hawaii
Computing and software engineering
- Computer-aided software engineeringComputer-aided software engineeringComputer-aided software engineering is the scientific application of a set of tools and methods to a software system which is meant to result in high-quality, defect-free, and maintainable software products...
(CASE), use of computers to assist in the software development life cycle - Switch statementSwitch statementIn computer programming, a switch, case, select or inspect statement is a type of selection control mechanism that exists in most imperative programming languages such as Pascal, Ada, C/C++, C#, Java, and so on. It is also included in several other types of languages...
in computer programming; control statement that may include the keyword "case". - Use caseUse caseIn software engineering and systems engineering, a use case is a description of steps or actions between a user and a software system which leads the user towards something useful...
in software engineering and systems engineering; a description of a system’s behaviour as it responds to a request originating outside the system. - Computer Applications in Aerospace Science and Engineering (C2A2S2E) of DLRGerman Aerospace CenterThe German Aerospace Center is the national centre for aerospace, energy and transportation research of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has multiple locations throughout Germany. Its headquarters are located in Cologne. It is engaged in a wide range of research and development projects in...
Containers and packaging
- Case (goods)Case (goods)A case of some merchandise is a collection of items packaged together. In the United States, typically a standard case contains a certain number of items depending on what the merchandise is. For consumer foodstuffs such as canned goods, soda, cereal and such, a case is typically 24 items,...
, package of related merchandise, including Case binding - Attaché case
- BookcaseBookcaseA bookcase, or bookshelf, is a piece of furniture, almost always with horizontal shelves, used to store books. A bookcase consists of a unit including two or more shelves which may not all be used to contain books or other printed materials. Shelves may be fixed or adjustable to different positions...
- BriefcaseBriefcaseA briefcase is a narrow box-shaped bag or case used mainly for carrying papers and other documents and equipped with a handle. Lawyers commonly use briefcases to carry briefs to present to a court, hence the name...
- Computer caseComputer caseA computer case is the enclosure that contains most of the components of a computer...
, enclosure that contains the main components of a computer - FlightcaseFlightcaseA flightcase is a transportation container used to safely pack and transport anything that needs protection. Originally, flightcases were used by rock and roll touring bands to transport sound equipment, lighting equipment and musical instruments...
- Keep caseKeep caseA keep case or poly-box is a type of DVD packaging. From the well-known brand Amaray, this type of case is often called Amaray case, creating a genericized trademark and ambiguities about the real manufacturer of the case....
, DVD or CD storage case - Packing case
- PDA Case
- Road caseRoad caseA road case, commonly referred to as a roadie case, is a shipping container specifically built to protect musical instruments, motion picture equipment, audio and lighting production equipment, properties, or other sensitive equipment when it must be moved between locations, or frequently thrown...
- SuitcaseSuitcaseA suitcase is a general term for a distinguishable form of luggage. It is often a somewhat flat, rectangular-shaped bag with rounded/square corners, either metal, hard plastic or made of cloth, vinyl or leather that more or less keeps its shape. It has a carrying handle on one side and is used...
Agriculture Vehicles
- Case CorporationCase CorporationCase Corporation was a manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. In 1999 it merged with New Holland to form CNH Global, a Fiat Group division...
, defunct manufacturer of agricultural equipment, tractors and cars
Law and business
- Business caseBusiness caseA business case captures the reasoning for initiating a project or task. It is often presented in a well-structured written document, but may also sometimes come in the form of a short verbal argument or presentation. The logic of the business case is that, whenever resources such as money or...
, captures the reasoning for initiating a project or task - W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company is an American manufacturer of traditional pocketknives, fixed blades/sporting knives, limited edition commemoratives and collectibles. The company originated in Little Valley, New York around the turn of the 20th century before relocating to its current home,...
, American manufacturer of knives - Cairo & Alexandria Stock ExchangeCairo & Alexandria Stock ExchangeEgypt's Stock Exchange, now Egyptian Exchange , comprises two exchanges, Cairo and Alexandria, both governed by the same board of directors and sharing the same trading, clearing and settlement systems.-History:...
- Case (policy debate)Case (policy debate)In policy debate, a case, sometimes known as plan, is a textual advocacy presented by the affirmative team as a normative or "should" statement, generally in the 1AC...
, part of a policy debate in a debate competition - Legal caseLegal caseA legal case is a dispute between opposing parties resolved by a court, or by some equivalent legal process. A legal case may be either civil or criminal...
, dispute between opposing parties, being resolved by a court of law
Linguistics
- Grammatical caseGrammatical caseIn grammar, the case of a noun or pronoun is an inflectional form that indicates its grammatical function in a phrase, clause, or sentence. For example, a pronoun may play the role of subject , of direct object , or of possessor...
, type of linguistic inflection - Letter caseLetter caseIn orthography and typography, letter case is the distinction between the larger majuscule and smaller minuscule letters...
, typography, distinction between majuscule (capital or upper-case) and minuscule (lower-case) letters - Sentence case, style of capitalization
- Conceptually Accurate Signed English, form of Manually Coded English
People
- Case (rabbi)Case (rabbi)Case was one of the foremost Polish rabbis and Talmudists of the end of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the seventeenth; died at Posen about 1610...
, rabbi and Polish religious leader - Case (singer)Case (singer)Case Woodard, stage name Case, is an American R&B singer who was born in New York City.-Music career:After stints with R&B group Future and a duo called Black, Case got work co-writing and singing background for artists including Usher, Christopher Williams and Al B. Sure. Case finally felt close...
, American musician - Case (name)Case (name)-Surname:* Box Case , English cricketer* Clarence E. Case , politician* Clifford P. Case , American politician* Jerome Case , American manufacturer of agricultural equipment and horse racer...
, surname
Other
- The Case (film)The Case (film)The Case is a 2007 Chinese film directed by the female first-time director, Wang Fen. It is the first film of the Yunnan New Film Project, a planned anthology of ten films directed by female Chinese directors, all taking place in the southern province of Yunnan. It was followed by The Park, also in...
, 2007 Chinese film - Case (Henry Dorsett Case), fictional character in NeuromancerNeuromancerNeuromancer is a 1984 novel by William Gibson, a seminal work in the cyberpunk genre and the first winner of the science-fiction "triple crown" — the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award. It was Gibson's debut novel and the beginning of the Sprawl trilogy...
- Case Township, MichiganCase Township, MichiganCase Township is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 942 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Case-shot, a type of anti-personnel canister ammunition similar to a shrapnel shell
- Casement windowCasement windowA casement window is a window that is attached to its frame by one or more hinges. Casement windows are hinged at the side. A casement window (or casement) is a window that is attached to its frame by one or more hinges. Casement windows are hinged at the side. A casement window (or casement) is a...
See also
- Casing (disambiguation)
- BoxBoxBox describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use often for transporting contents. The word derives from the Greek πύξος , "box, boxwood"....
- Casa (disambiguation)
- CrateCrateA crate is a large shipping container, often made of wood, typically used to transport large, heavy or awkward items. A crate has a self-supporting structure, with or without sheathing. For a wooden container to be a crate, all six of its sides must be put in place to result in the rated strength...
- CartonCartonCarton is the name of certain types of containers typically made from paperboard which is also sometimes known as cardboard. Many types of cartons are used in packaging. Sometimes a carton is also called a box.-Folding cartons:...