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 Definition: [n]  the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on a line
 
 See Also: printing operation

 

 

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 Definition: 

(CR, Control-M, ascii 13) The character which causes the cursor to move to the left margin, often used with line feed to start a new line of output.

Encoded in c and unix as "\r".

 
 See Also: character

 

 

 

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