:EOF: /E-O-F/ [abbreviation, `End Of File'] n. 1. [techspeak] The
{out-of-band} value returned by C's sequential character-input
functions (and their equivalents in other environments) when end of
file has been reached. This value is -1 under C
libraries postdating V6 UNIX, but was originally 0. 2. [UNIX] The
keyboard character (usually control-D, the ASCII EOT (End Of
Transmission) character) that is mapped by the terminal driver into
an end-of-file condition. 3. Used by extension in non-computer
contexts when a human is doing something that can be modeled as a
sequential read and can't go further. "Yeah, I looked for a list
of 360 mnemonics to post as a joke, but I hit EOF pretty fast; all
the library had was a {JCL} manual." See also
{EOL}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
{out-of-band} value returned by C's sequential character-input
functions (and their equivalents in other environments) when end of
file has been reached. This value is -1 under C
libraries postdating V6 UNIX, but was originally 0. 2. [UNIX] The
keyboard character (usually control-D, the ASCII EOT (End Of
Transmission) character) that is mapped by the terminal driver into
an end-of-file condition. 3. Used by extension in non-computer
contexts when a human is doing something that can be modeled as a
sequential read and can't go further. "Yeah, I looked for a list
of 360 mnemonics to post as a joke, but I hit EOF pretty fast; all
the library had was a {JCL} manual." See also
{EOL}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- EOF /E-O-F/ n.
[abbreviation, `End Of File']
1.
[techspeak] The out-of-band value returned by C's ... - fence: n. 1. A sequence of one or more distinguished
({out-of-band}) characters (or other data items),
used to delimit a piece of data intended to be treated... - fence n. 1.
A sequence of one or more distinguished
(out-of-band) characters (or other data items),
used to delimit a piece of data intended to be treated... - EOL: /E-O-L/ [End Of Line] n. Syn. for {newline}, derived
perhaps from the original CDC6600 Pascal.
Now rare, but widely recognized and occasionally... - ANSI /an'see/
1. n. [techspeak] The American National
Standards Institute.
ANSI, along with the International Organization ... - frogging: [University of Waterloo] v. 1. Partial corruption of a
text file or input stream by some bug or consistent glitch,
as opposed to random events like line noise or media... - bit-paired keyboard n.,obs.
(alt. `bit-shift
keyboard') A non-standard keyboard layout that seems to have
originated with the Teletype ASR-33 and remained common for several
years on early computer equipment.
The ASR-33 was a mechanical device (see EOU), so... - regexp: /reg'eksp/ [UNIX] n. (alt. `regex' or `reg-ex')
1.
Common written and spoken abbreviation for `regular... - newline: /n[y]oo'li:n/ n. 1. [techspeak, primarily UNIX] The
ASCII LF character (0001010),
used under {{UNIX}} as a text line terminator. ...
