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newline.

The character or character sequence that indicates the end of a line of text and transition to the next line; or, a control code or escape sequence used in a programming language to denote this character.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The character or character sequence that indicates the end of a line of text and transition to the next line; or, a control code or escape sequence used in a programming language to denote this character.

    Microsoft Windows uses CRLF to represent a newline.
Where this word comes from

From new + line, Coined by Bell Laboratories during development of the C programming language and the UNIX operating system.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.