Meanings
nounASA character (plural ASA characters)
plural ASA characters
- computingA standard carriage control character added to the start of each line of text to be printed on a line printer
Origin
From the initialism for the American Standards Association.
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APA
ASA character. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ASA%20character
MLA
“ASA character.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ASA%20character. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ASA character,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ASA%20character.
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