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• It is used as a RETURN key. When pressed at the end of a text line or paragraph in a word processor, it forces the text cursor to move to the next line or paragraph.
• It is used to issue completion commands to the computer. It is used to instruct the computer to carry out (execute) a command that has been typed or selected on the screen.
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