non-printable character

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non-printable character

noun non-printable characters

Synonym of control character. You also can include non-printable characters in the strings by including a backslash followed by the character that represents the non-printable character.
Similar: control character

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@misc{non_printable_character_2026,
  title = {non-printable character},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/non-printable%20character},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}