What does the “MAR REL” key do on type writers?

Question

What does the “MAR REL” key do on type writers?

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Answer 1

It stands for “MARgin RELease”. You could set up your typewriter for “hard margins” on both the left and right, but sometimes you just had to squeak something extra in there. Hence, the MAR REL key!

Source: I learned to type when I was 11, in 1960.