English Explanatory Dictionary

control character

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

control character control characters

Etymology

From control + character.

Synonyms

non-printable character non-printing character
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