Sometimes referred to as **cartridge return** and often shortened to CR '<CR>' or **return**. This is a control character that is used to reset a devices position to the beginning of a line of text. The term **cartridge return** is a reference to the carriage return lever or mechanism on typewriters that is a part of the carriage on which paper is fixed. The lever would be used after typing a line of text to return the carriage to the far right