control character

English

Noun

control character (plural control characters)

(computing) A character which does not have a direct visual appearance as a glyph, but rather causes some other 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 m
Finnish: kontrollimerkki

Romanian: caracter de control n, tastă de control f
Russian: управля́ющий си́мвол (ru) m (upravljájuščij símvol)

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