control character

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Noun

control character (plural control characters)

1. (computing) A character which does not have a direct visual appearance as a glyph, but rather causes some other display action to occur, such as a transition to a new line.

   The tab, carriage return, and line feed are all control characters.

Translations

computing character

• Czech: řídící znak (cs) m
• Finnish: kontrollimerkki (fi)

• Romanian: caracter de control (ro) n, tastă de control (ro) f