control character

短语

[计] 控制字符

词形变化

control characters 复数 control characters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A character which does not have a direct visual appearance as a glyph, but rather causes some other action to occur, such as a transition to a new line.

    计算机 工程 数学

    The tab, carriage return, and line feed are all control characters.

词源

From control + character.

来源：wiktionary