control character
[kənˈtroʊl ˈkærəktər]
nounpl: control characters
caractere de controle
1. A non-printing character in a character encoding system used to control the operation of equipment or to convey information about the recording, processing, transmission, or interpretation of data.
The newline character is a control character that moves the cursor to the next line.
O caractere de quebra de linha é um caractere de controle que move o cursor para a próxima linha.
2. In computing, any character produced by holding the Ctrl key and pressing another key, typically used for device control or special functions.
Pressing Ctrl+C sends a control character to terminate the running program.
Pressionar Ctrl+C envia um caractere de controle para encerrar o programa em execução.
3. A character code in the range 0-31 or 127-159 in ASCII that represents a non-visible instruction rather than a printable symbol.
The tab character (ASCII 9) is a control character used for horizontal spacing.
O caractere de tabulação (ASCII 9) é um caractere de controle usado para espaçamento horizontal.
This is highly specialized technical terminology used primarily in computing and IT professions. In Brazil, the English term 'control character' is often used interchangeably with the Portuguese 'caractere de controle' in technical documentation and programming contexts. Understanding control characters is fundamental to computer science education in both Brazil and the United States.
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