carriage returnn.
/ˈkarɪdʒ rᵻˌtəːn/, U.S. /ˈkɛrᵻdʒ rəˌtərn/, /ˈkɛrᵻdʒ riˌtərn/ 1.
a. A mechanism in a typewriter which returns the carriage to a fixed position at the start of a new line; a key used to operate this mechanism.In quot. 1889 as a modifier.
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1889 B. Torrey in Writer (Boston) July 152/2 It is not difficult for one acquainted with typewriters to specify what is most desirable in the machine..; next we need..the ability to write upper and lower case letters without impeding the finger action, automatic shifts and carriage return devices, extreme lightness and portability.
1893 National Stenographer July-Sept. (rear cover) (advt.) The Conde Typewriter. Work fully in sight. Single shift key board. Semi-automatic carriage return.
1946 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 133/2 A simple apparatus to operate the carriage return and shift key on both manual..and electric typewriters.
1960 Time 5 Dec. 61/2 (advt.) For the price of a manual, your secretary can type on an electric that is fully automatic, including the carriage return.
2015 R. Gunesekera & A. L. Kennedy Novel Writing 29 My mammoth Olivetti that I got in my twenties, which used to shake the house with the recoil of the carriage return.
b. A key on a keyboard or keypad used to begin a new line of text on a screen or display; = return key n. at return n. Compounds 5. Cf. enter key n. at enter v. Compounds.
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society > computing and information technology > hardware > peripherals > [noun] > keyboard > individual keys
space bar1887
function key1930
delete key1963
esc1963
Alt mode1964
carriage return1965
return1965
return key1965
enter1966
Alt key1968
home key1968
arrow key1969
tab1969
control1976
delete1977
control key1978
cursor key1979
Alt1981
delete button1981
escape key1982
hot key1983
1965 M. Greenberger et al. On-line Computation & Simulation: OPS-3 Syst. iii. 25 You can now print the next section by hitting carriage return, return to execute mode by typing .X, or request a new subject by typing its name.
1970 J. H. B. M. Huysmans Implementation of Operations Res. 126 To begin any communication, you always press first carriage return (CR). If you forget this, you will never get any reaction from the computer.
2004 T. W. Schultz C & 8051 (ed. 3) xvi. 179/1 Request the user to hit the Carriage Return (Enter) if correct or any other key if incorrect.
2. Computing. A character that indicates the beginning of a new line within a page of formatted text.
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society > computing and information technology > data > [noun] > character > particular characters
wild card1940
carriage return1950
subscript1957
delimiter1959
1950 B. H. Worsley in B. Randell Origins Digital Computers: Sel. Papers (1973) viii. 400 (in figure) Line feed, carriage return.
1982 Computerworld (Nexis) 11 Oct. 53 It allows the user to enter and edit sequences of hexadecimal numbers by automatically inserting spaces and carriage returns into entered data.
2008 E. Dulaney & N. Barkakati Linux All-in-One Desk Ref. for Dummies (ed. 3) ii. iii. 111 On your Linux system, you can get rid of the extra carriage returns in the DOS text file by using the tr command.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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