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control character

noun Computers.

a character in a data stream that signals the device receiving the data to perform a particular control function, as changing the line spacing on a printer from single to double-spaced.

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control character
noun
ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time

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