control character

English

Noun

control character (plural control characters)

1. (computing) 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.

   The tab, carriage return, and line feed are all control characters.

Translations

computing character

• Czech: řídící znak m
• Finnish: kontrollimerkki

• Romanian: caracter de control n, tastă de control f
• Russian: управля́ющий си́мвол (ru) m (upravljájuščij símvol)