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{{short description|Either of two control codes used to delete or rescind preceding data or characters}}

In [[telecommunicationtelecommunications]] 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:

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==References==

*{{FS1037C}}

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[[Category:Control characters]]

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