first character position of line
Computing term referring to the starting position of a line in a text or data record. Rare outside technical contexts.
The first character position of line indicates the position of the first character of a line.
Compound of 組 (くみ, 'set' or 'group') + 始端 (したん, 'starting point' or 'beginning edge'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.