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Newline

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

(computing) 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..

Example Sentences

Microsoft Windows uses CRLF to represent a newline.
The ugly part is the quote marks on two adjacent lines that mean a newline character.
The calculator program starts off by printing the string "0\n", that is, it prints a zero and then moves to a newline.
Unlike in C, you don't have to loop through the output and watch every character to make sure it's a newline; Perl will keep track of that for you.
It contains only a single statement, which outputs a newline character. (That's what happens when you use a print command without any arguments.)
The original Unix regex tools worked on a line-by-line basis, so the thought of matching a newline wasn't an issue until the advent of sed and lex.

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What does newline mean?

Newline means (computing) 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..

What is a synonym for newline?

Common synonyms include line break, carriage return, end-of-line, mul:\n.

What is the opposite of newline?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use newline in a sentence?

Microsoft Windows uses CRLF to represent a newline.

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