ENQ
1. <character> /enkw/ or /enk/ ENQuire. The mnemonic for ASCII character
5.
2. <chat> An on-line convention for querying someone's availability.
After opening a chat connection to someone apparently in heavy hack mode, one
might type "SYN SYN ENQ?" (the SYNs representing notional synchronisation
bytes), and expect a return of ACK or NAK depending on whether or not the person
felt interruptible.
Compare ping, finger.
[Jargon File]
(1998-01-18)
Nearby terms:
ENIAC « Enigma « ENOB « ENQ » ENS » Ente Nazionale
Italiano di Unificazione » enterprise
