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Definition of Line feed
1. Noun. The operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed on the next line.
Generic synonyms: Printing Operation
Definition of Line feed
1. Noun. On a typewriter, the action of the carriage roller to push the page up one, two or one and a half lines (as set elsewhere) when executing a carriage return. ¹
2. Noun. (computing) The character (0x0a in ASCII) which advances the paper by one line in a teletype or printer, or moves the cursor to the next line on a display. ¹
3. Verb. To advance the page one line at a time, particularly in rapid succession. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com