end-of-transmission (EOT). A transmission control character
used
to
indicate the conclusion
of
a transmission, which may have
included
one
or
more texts
and
any
associated message headings.
end-of-transmission-block (ETB). A transmission control
character
used to indicate the
end
of
a transmission block
of
data
when
data
is divided into such blocks for transmission purposes.
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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