linedelimiter
nounUK /ˈlaɪn dɪˌlɪmɪtə/
US /ˈlaɪn dɪˌlɪmɪtər/
A line delimiter is a special mark that shows where one line of text ends and the next one begins.
The program uses a line delimiter to split the file into separate lines.
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2. A character or sequence, such as a newline, that marks the boundary between lines in a data stream.
In Unix, the line delimiter is the newline character.
3. A rule or symbol used in formatting to indicate where a line should stop.
The editor lets you set a custom line delimiter for imported documents.
4. A token in a programming language that signals the end of a source-code line.
The compiler treats the semicolon as a line delimiter in some languages.