Translation of "Absatzmarke" into English

A character input by the user to indicate that the current line of text is to end and a new line is to begin. In word-processing programs that automatically break lines within the margins of a page, a hard return indicates the end of a paragraph. In text-entry programs that lack wordwrap, on the other hand, a hard return is required to end each line, and often two or more hard returns are needed to end a paragraph.

The nonprinting ¶ character that Microsoft Office Word inserts when you press ENTER to end a paragraph. The paragraph mark stores the formatting you apply to the paragraph.