"form feed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: form feeds [plural]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-form_feed-en-noun-8YULrH07 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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