case
     n 1: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law
          whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family
          brought suit against the landlord" [syn: {lawsuit}, {suit},
           {cause}, {causa}]
     2: an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment";
        "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is
        always the famous example of the Smiths" [syn: {instance},
         {example}]
     3: a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first
        possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the
        picnic will be canceled" [syn: {event}]
     4: a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the
        case of the missing heir"
     5: the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
     6: a statement of facts and reasons used to support an
        argument; "he stated his case clearly"
     7: a portable container for carrying several objects; "the
        musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
     8: a person who is subjected to experimental or other
        observational procedures; someone who is an object of
        investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were
        selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn
        from two different communities" [syn: {subject}, {guinea
        pig}]
     9: a person requiring professional services; "a typical case
        was the suburban housewife described by a marriage
        counselor"
     10: the quantity contained in a case [syn: {caseful}]
     11: a glass container used to store and display items in a shop
         or museum or home [syn: {display case}, {showcase}]
     12: a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the
         jitters"
     13: nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection)
         related in some way to other words in a sentence [syn: {grammatical
         case}]
     14: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a
         walnut case" [syn: {shell}, {casing}]
     15: a person of a specified kind (usually with many
         eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange
         character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type";
         "a mental case" [syn: {character}, {eccentric}, {type}]
     16: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or
         plant organ or part [syn: {sheath}]
     17: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the
         casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" [syn: {casing}]
     18: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar
         carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: {pillowcase}, {slip},
          {pillow slip}]
     v 1: look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men
          cased the housed"
     2: enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in
        mud" [syn: {encase}, {incase}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

CASE
     Common Application Service Element (ISO, OSI)
     
     
Source: Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms

CASE
     Computer Aided Software Engineering
     
     
Source: Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms