casing

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪsɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -eɪsɪŋ

casing (plural casings)

1. That which encloses or encases.

   Some people like to split the casing of a sausage before cooking so it doesn't burst.

2. (architecture) The decorative trim around a door or window.
3. (oil industry) A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.
4. (uncountable, computing) The state of letter case across a whole phrase or whole lines of text; the collective state/arrangement of uppercase and lowercase letters.

   The replacement string should have the same casing as the matched text.

• casing bead
• casing hanger
• casing string
• sausage casing

casing

1. present participle and gerund of case

• GI cans, Gancis