# nroff

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɛnɹɒf/

## Definitions
1. To format (text) using the nroff program, which produces output suitable for simple fixed-width printers and terminal windows.

## Etymology
Name of the program, short for new roff; an earlier similar program was called roff, a shortening of runoff.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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