Case

Case or CASE may refer to:

Containers

Case (goods), a package of related merchandise
Case, the metallic enclosure component in modern firearm cartridges
Bookcase, a piece of furniture used to store books
Briefcase or attaché case, a narrow hard-sided box used mainly for carrying paper documents
Computer case, enclosure that contains the main components of a computer
Keep case, a DVD or CD storage case
Pencil case
Road case or flight case, a shipping container specifically built to protect sensitive equipment in transit
Shipping container, also referred to as a packing case
Suitcase, a form of luggage
Type case, a compartmentalized wooden box used to store movable type used in letterpress printing

CASE, a database system used by the UK Citizens Advice until replaced by Petra from 2011
Best, worst and average case, types of case analysis in computer science
Computer-aided software engineering, the use of computers to assist in the software development life cycle
Computer-assisted structure elucidation, the use of computers to elucidate molecular structures
Switch statement, a control statement in computer programming
Use case, in software engineering and systems engineering; a description of a system’s behaviour as it responds to requests

Case study, examination of a single instance or event
Case-hardening, a process of hardening the surface of a metal object
Case-shot, a type of anti-personnel canister ammunition similar to a shrapnel shell
A trouble ticket, also known as a support case, in an issue tracking system
Proof by exhaustion, a method of mathematical proof also known as "proof by cases"

Case Middle School, part of Punahou School in Oahu, Hawaii
Case Western Reserve University, an independent research university in Cleveland, Ohio, US
Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering, a graduate engineering program in Islamabad, Pakistan
Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology, a research facility of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US
Centre for Christian Apologetics, Scholarship and Education, a ministry of New College, University of New South Wales
Council for Advancement and Support of Education, a nonprofit association of educational institutions, US

Case Corporation, defunct manufacturer of agricultural equipment, tractors and cars
- Case Construction Equipment (Case CE), a manufacturer of construction equipment
- Case IH, a manufacturer of agricultural equipment
W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co., an American manufacturer of knives

Conceptually Accurate Signed English, a form of Manually Coded English
Grammatical case, a type of linguistic inflection
Letter case, in typography, the distinction between majuscule (capital or uppercase) and minuscule (lowercase) letters

Case (policy debate), in debate competition
Business case, capturing the reasoning for initiating a project
Egyptian Exchange, a stock exchange comprising the Cairo and Alexandria stock exchanges
Legal case, a dispute between opposing parties, being resolved by a court proceeding