form feed

English

noun

Definitions

(computing) A control character traditionally used to cause the printer to eject the current page of output and start a new page, more recently equivalent to a carriage return.

Etymology

Compound from English form (having the form of) + English feed.

Origin

English

feed

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

alloform English
antiform English
apoform English
aquafeed English
beamform English
bedform English
bioform English
birdfeed English
boobfeed English
breastfeed English
byform English
cloudform English
cofeed English
counterfeed English
crossfeed English
crudeform English
cytoform English
disform English
e-form English
eigenform English
feed English
feedable English
feedback English
feedbag English
feedbox English
feedee English
feeder English
feedest English
feedeth English
feedfest English
feedforward English
feedgrain English
feedhole English
feedhorn English
feedism English
feedline English
feedlot English
feedpoint English
feedreader English
feedstock English
feedstore English
feedstream English
feedstuff English
feedthrough English
feedwater English
feedyard English
fireform English
force feed English
forcefeed English
foreform English
form English
formability English
formable English
formboard English
formbook English
formest English
formeth English
formfilling English
formfitting English
formful English
formless English
formlike English
formstone English
formwork English
fullfeed English
geoform English
glycoform English
greenfeed English
handfeed English
infeed English
inform English
interform English
isoform English
landform English
letterform English
lifeform English
megaform English
metalloform English
microform English
misfeed English
misform English
morphoform English
multifeed English
multiform English
nanoform English
newform English
newsfeed English
nitroform English
nonfeed English
outfeed English
outform English
overfeed English
phosphoform English
pigfeed English
planform English
polyform English
postform English
prefeed English
preform English
pro-form English
prolefeed English
protoform English
refeed English
rollform English
self-feed English
shortform English
sialoform English
sideform English
slipform English
spoon-feed English
springform English
stallfeed English
stockfeed English
subfeed English
subform English
synform English
thermoform English
thoughtform English
underfeed English
unfeed English
unform English
urform English
verbform English
waveform English
webform English
whalefeed English
wireform English
wordform English
forme French
feed Spanish, Castilian
feed Portuguese
フォーム Japanese
feede Middle English
forme Middle English
formo Esperanto
ฟอร์ม Thai
fomu Swahili
ifomu Xhosa