carriage return
The term "carriage return" originates from typewriters and is now widely used in computing to control text formatting.
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Definition
B2Computing
(technical)A control character that moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line without advancing to the next line.
Example
- In programming, '\r' represents a carriage return.
B2Typography
(historical)The action of moving the carriage of a typewriter to the start of a new line.
Example
- Pressing the return lever on a typewriter causes a carriage return.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "carriage return":