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linefeed

The correct spelling is linefeed.

How to pronounce linefeed

noun

Say it like: Lin-efee-d

The correct spelling is linefeed. On a typewriter, the action of the carriage roller to push the page up one or more lines when executing a carriage return.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.On a typewriter, the action of the carriage roller to push the page up one or more lines when executing a carriage return.
  2. 2.The character (0x0a in ASCII) which advances the paper by one line in a teletype or printer, or moves the cursor to the next line on a display.

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