"form feed" meaning in All languages combined

See form feed on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: form feeds [plural]
Etymology: From form + feed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|form|feed}} form + feed Head templates: {{en-noun}} form feed (plural form feeds)
  1. (computing) A control character traditionally used to cause the printer to eject the current page of output and start a new page, more recently equivalent to a carriage return. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: mul:\f

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Alternative forms

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