Line Break

Definition

A line break is a special character used to insert a new line or start on a new line within a string. In most programming languages, the common escape sequence for creating line breaks is "\n".

Related terms

String Literal: A sequence of characters enclosed in quotation marks (" ") that represents text data.

Escape Character: A character used alongside other characters to represent non-printable or special characters.

Concatenation: The process of combining two or more strings together into one longer string.