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<p>A newline (frequently called line ending, end of line (EOL), next line (NEL) or line break) is a <a href="/facts/Control_character/jkWgHvfC">control character</a> or sequence of control characters in character encoding specifications such as <a href="/facts/ASCII/vGUI33Qu">ASCII</a>, EBCDIC, <a href="/facts/Unicode/DDu3MfPV">Unicode</a>, etc. This character, or a sequence of characters, is used to signify the end of a <a href="/facts/Line_(text_file)/V7FJM1ga">line of text</a> and the start of a new one. </p>