"carriage control character" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carriage control characters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} carriage control character (plural carriage control characters)
  1. (computing) 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 Categories (topical): Computing

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