May 15, 2003

EOL

/E·O·L/ n.

[End Of Line] Syn. for newline, derived perhaps from the original CDC6600 Pascal. Now rare, but widely recognized and occasionally used for brevity. Used in the example entry under BNF. See also EOF.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:49 AM

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