carriage control character

noun

A character, added to the beginning of each line of text to be printed on a line printer, that controls the movement of paper through the printer before each new line is printed

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Meanings

nouncarriage control character (plural carriage control characters)

plural carriage control characters

  1. computingA character, added to the beginning of each line of text to be printed on a line printer, that controls the movement of paper through the printer before each new line is printed
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carriage control character,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carriage%20control%20character.

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