line feeds

A form of line feed — On a typewriter, the action of the carriage roller to push the page up one or more lines, often simultaneously with executing a carriage return.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of line feed
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of line feed
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APA

line feeds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20feeds

MLA

“line feeds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20feeds. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line feeds,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20feeds.

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