IBM AT 5170 Technical Reference page 460

end of file (EOF). An intemallabel, immediately following the
last record of a file, signaling the end of that file.
It
may include
control totals for comparison with counts accumulated during
processing.
end-of-text (ETX). A transmission control character used to
terminate text.
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
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