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{{short description|Either of two control codes used to delete or rescind preceding data or characters}} In [[telecommunications]] and [[character encoding]], the term '''cancel character''' refers to a [[control character]] which may be either of: #"CAN", "Cancel", [[Basic Latin (Unicode block)|U+0018]], or [[caret notation|<code>^X</code>]] used to indicate that the [[data]] with which it is associated are in [[error]] or are to be disregarded. Exact meaning can depend on protocol. For example: #* In some journalistic text transmission formats, it signifies that the preceding word should be deleted; it is sometimes called "Kill Word" ("KW") in this context.<ref>{{cite iso-ir |number=26 |title=Control set for newspaper text transmission |sponsor=International Press Telecommunications Council |sponsor-link=International Press Telecommunications Council |date=1976-03-25}}</ref> #* In some [[Videotex]] formats, it stops any running macros.<ref name="ir132">{{cite iso-ir |number=132 |date=1987-07-31 |title=Primary Control Set of Data Syntax I of CCITT Rec. T.101 |sponsor=CCITT |sponsor-link=ITU-T}}</ref><ref name="ir135">{{cite iso-ir |number=135 |date=1987-07-31 |title=Primary Control Set of Data Syntax III of CCITT Rec. T.101 |sponsor=CCITT |sponsor-link=ITU-T}}</ref> In others, it clears the current line after the cursor position (compare {{control code link|EL}}).<ref name="ir134">{{cite iso-ir |number=134 |date=1987-07-31 |title=Primary Control Set of Data Syntax II of CCITT Rec. T.101 |sponsor=CCITT |sponsor-link=ITU-T}}</ref> #"CCH", "Cancel Character", [[Latin-1 Supplement|U+0094]], or <code>ESC T</code> used to erase the previous character. This character was created as an unambiguous alternative to the much more common backspace character ("BS", [[Basic Latin (Unicode block)|U+0008]]), which has a now mostly obsolete alternative function of causing the following character to be superimposed on the preceding one. ==References== {{reflist}} *{{FS1037C}} [[Category:Control characters]]
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