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4 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: EOF /E-O-F/ n. [abbreviation, `End Of File'] 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 usually -1 under C libraries postdating V6 Unix, but was originally 0. DOS hackers think EOF is ^Z, and a few Amiga hackers think it's ^\. 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}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: EOF End Of File 1. 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. The keyboard character (usually control-D, the ASCII EOT (End Of Transmission) character) that is mapped by the {Unix} terminal driver into an end-of-file condition. [{Jargon File}] (1995-01-18) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: EOF End Of File From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: EOF Enterprise Objects Framework NeXT
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