Definitions

1. noun

A unit of line break in a text, typically consisting of a carriage return and a line feed.

“The printer uses linefeeds to separate each paragraph.”

2. verb

To insert linefeeds into text, often to format it for display or printing.

“The editor linefed the text to make it easier to read.”

3. noun

A character or sequence of characters used to represent a linefeed in a file or text.

“The text file contained only a single linefeed character.”