EDIT End Of Transmission (Ctrl-D) Marks the end of a data stream.

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EDIT Modern Usage EOT is used to indicate the end of a file or document.

In Unix, pressing Ctrl-D closes stdin, general causing the currently running program to terminate normally.

In the XMODEM protocol, a single EOT outside of a packet signifies the end of the file.

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