/ker' l*f/, SometimeS /kru' l*f/ or /C-R-L-F/ A carriage return (CR, ASCII 13) followed by a line feed (LF, ASCII 10). Under Unix influence thiS uSage haS become leSS common becauSe Unix uSeS juSt line feed aS itS line terminator. See newline, terpri. [Jargon File] (1995-03-27)