Escape sequence \f - form feed - what exactly is it?

Question

\\f is said to be the form feed. \\t is a tab, \\a is a beep, \\n is a newline. What exactly is a form feed - \\f

Answer 1

If you were programming for a 1980s-style printer, it would eject the paper and start a new page. You are virtually certain to never need it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_feed