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Enquiry character

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This article is about computer communications. For the process of solving a problem, see Inquiry.

In computer communications, enquiry is a transmission-control character that requests a response from the receiving station[1] with which a connection has been set up.[2] It represents a signal intended to trigger a response at the receiving end, to see if it is still present. The response, and answer-back code to the terminal that transmitted the WRU signal, may include station identification, the type of equipment in service, and the status of the remote station.[3]

In some computer terminals and EMACS, it moves the cursor to the end of current line.

See also

References

  1. ^ ZDNet Definition for: Enquiry Character
  2. ^ ATIS Telecom Glossary
  3. ^ Enquiry Character from Webster's Online Dictionary
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