linefeed
linefeed is the alternative spelling of line feed.
Meaning of line feed
Noun
line feed (plural line feeds)
- 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.
- The character (0x0a in ASCII) which advances the paper by one line in a teletype or printer, or moves the cursor to the next line on a display.
- A signal that contains the content about to be broadcast on radio or television.
- It appears that Director Chalmers was the only one who, while reading the final draft, noticed that the wording of one clause required the Post Office to provide a line feed to each station.1964, Ian K. Mackay, Broadcasting in Nigeria, page 30
Forms of linefeed
| plural | linefeeds |
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Questions about linefeed
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- Linefeed is the alternative spelling of line feed.
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