linefeed
Cursor drops down
Linefeed is a control character that moves the cursor or print head down one line.
In computing and telecommunications, it signals the end of a line of text.
On Unix systems, linefeed alone marks line endings; Windows uses a carriage return followed by linefeed.
Often abbreviated LF or represented as \n in programming.
Text formatting character
- carriage returnCursor-to-margin command
- CRLine-start control character
- paragraph breakGap dividing text sections
- hard returnIntentional line ending
text wrap · word wrap · whitespace · spacing · indentation · margin · justification · alignment
Unformatted digital document
- delimiterBoundary-marking character
- terminatorOne who ends things
- plain textUnencoded readable characters
- streamSteady continuous flow
parsing · string · buffer · reader · writer · serialization · encoding · decoding
Electronic character encoding standard
- hexadecimalSixteen-digit numeral system
- escape sequenceCharacters triggering special behavior
- byteDigital information unit
- character setDefined group of symbols
Multitasking operating system family
- WindowsMicrosoft operating system
- MacApple's computer line
- DOSText-based computer platform
- LinuxOpen-source operating system kernel
cross-platform · platform-specific · operating system · compatibility · conversion · normalization · git · diff
newline
Text formatting character
- carriage returnCursor-to-margin command
- CRLine-start control character
- paragraph breakGap dividing text sections
hard return · text wrap · word wrap · whitespace · spacing · indentation · margin · justification · alignment
text file
Unformatted digital document
- delimiterBoundary-marking character
- terminatorOne who ends things
- plain textUnencoded readable characters
stream · parsing · string · buffer · reader · writer · serialization · encoding · decoding
ASCII
Electronic character encoding standard
- hexadecimalSixteen-digit numeral system
- escape sequenceCharacters triggering special behavior
- byteDigital information unit
character set · binary · terminal · teletype
Unix
Multitasking operating system family
Linux · cross-platform · platform-specific · operating system · compatibility · conversion · normalization · git · diff · editor