index return character (IRT)

A word processing multifunction control used as a formatting control and a device control. As a formatting control, it produces the same effect as a required carrier return in printed or displayed text. As a device control, it delimits a line without ending recording on the current magnetic card track when recording multiple lines on the same track.; 一種字(詞)處理多功能控制字符,用作格式控制和設備控制。當作為格式控制符使用時, 它產生與在打印或顯示正文中請求回車相同的作用。當作為設備控制符在同一磁道上記錄 多行時,它用于定界一行,但不結束在當前磁卡片磁道上進行的記錄。