The name "carriage return" comes from the fact that on a manual typewriter the carriage holding the paper moves while the typebars that strike the ribbon remain stationary.
ðə nˈeɪm "kˈæɹɪdʒ ɹᵻtˈɜːn" kˈʌmz fɹʌmðə fˈækt ðæt ˌɔn ɐ mˈænjuːəl tˈaɪpɹaɪɾɚ ðə kˈæɹɪdʒ hˈoʊldɪŋ ðə pˈeɪpɚ mˈuːvz wˌaɪl ðə tˈaɪpbɑːɹz ðæt stɹˈaɪk ðə ɹˈɪbən ɹᵻmˈeɪn stˈeɪʃənˌɛɹi.