CONTROL CHARACTER
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Control Character.
Control Character - as a noun
Ascii characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
ascii control characterHypernyms (Closely Related)
ascii characterHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"A control character is a character in a computer's ASCII code that does not represent a printable character but instead controls how text appears and behaves."
"The backspace control character moves the cursor back one position."
"The newline control character
starts a new line of text."
"The tab control character inserts a horizontal tab."
"In programming, control characters are often used for formatting and manipulating strings."
