キャリッジリターン

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Meanings

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noun

computing

Computing term for the control character or key that moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.

キャリッジ・リターン

改かい行ぎょう
改行 is the general term for a line break or newline, while キャリッジリターン specifically refers to the carriage return character (CR, \r).
ラインフィード
ラインフィード (line feed, LF) moves the cursor down one line; often paired with carriage return in Windows-style line endings (CR+LF).

Loanword from English 'carriage return', referring to the typewriter mechanism that returned the carriage to the start of the line.