capitalization

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la capitalización
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The percent of capitalization required of American banks in the 19th century was higher.El porcentaje de la capitalización exigida a los bancos estadounidenses en el siglo XIX era mayor.
a. el uso de mayúsculas
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The rules for capitalization in Spanish are different from the rules in English.Las reglas para el uso de mayúsculas en español son diferentes de las reglas del inglés.
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