linefeed

Examples

• All

• When printing, each linefeed signals the printer to move to the next line.

• In this text document, every linefeed indicates where a new line begins.

• Each time the printer receives a linefeed, it advances the paper to the next line.

• Some text files use a linefeed character to separate lines, while others use a carriage return.

• On Unix systems, each new line in a text file is marked by a linefeed character.

• The linefeed character is essential for formatting text.

• The programmer used a linefeed character to separate the output into multiple lines.

Synonyms

N

new line

vslinefeed

• Specialized

4 3.1

A break that moves text to the next line

acts as a control code moving the cursor and marking line end

E

end of the line

vslinefeed

• Specialized

1 5.3

The character that marks a break between lines of text

also moves the cursor to the next line rather than only marking end

N

newline

vslinefeed

• Specialized

1 4.4

A special mark in computer text that ends a line and starts the next

is the broader control code that also serves as a line terminator

L

line feed

vslinefeed

• Specialized

6.3

A character that moves text to the start of the next line

also marks the end of a line as well as moving the cursor

Surface Forms

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Etymology