line feed
A 'line feed' refers to advancing to the next line in various contexts, such as computing, printing, and broadcasting.
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Definition
B2Computing
(technical)A character code that moves the cursor to the next line.
Example
- In Unix systems, a line feed is represented by `\n`.
B2Printing
(technical)The action of advancing the paper to the next line position.
Example
- The typewriter's line feed mechanism pushes the paper up one line.
C1Broadcasting
(technical)A signal that contains the content about to be broadcast.
Example
- The studio received a line feed for the upcoming news segment.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "line feed":
line breakcarriage returnend lineparagraph breakwhite spaceword wrap