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carriage control character

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.

Noun

carriage control character (plural carriage control characters)

  1. 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

Forms of carriage control character

pluralcarriage control characters

Questions about carriage control character

What does carriage control character mean?
Carriage control character means 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.
What part of speech is carriage control character?
Carriage control character is a noun.
What is the plural of carriage control character?
The plural of carriage control character is carriage control characters.

Words near carriage control character in the dictionary

  1. carriage and pair
  2. carriage bolt
  3. carriage bolts
  4. carriage clock
  5. carriage clocks
  6. carriage control character
  7. carriage control characters
  8. carriage dog
  9. carriage dogs
  10. carriage door
  11. carriage doors

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