EOB. End of block.
EOF. End of file.
EOT. End-of -transmission.
EPROM. Erasable programmable read-only memory.
erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM). A
PROM
in
which the user can erase old information and enter new
information.
error checking and correction (ECC). The detection and
correction of
all single-bit errors, plus the detection of double-bit
and some multiple-bit errors.
ESC. The escape character.
escape character (ESC). A code extension character used, in
~
some cases, with one or more succeeding characters to indicate by
some convention
or
agreement that the coded representations
following the character
or
the group of characters are
to
be
interpreted according
to
a different code or according to a
different coded character set.
ETB. End-of -transmission-block.
ETX. End-of-text.
extended binary-coded decimal interchange code (EBCDIC). A set
of 256 characters, each represented by eight bits.
F. Fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit (F). A temperature scale. Contrast with Celsius
(C).
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