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==Applications==
The CHARGEN service may be used as a source of a byte-stream for debugging TCP network code for proper bounds checking and buffer management. It may also be a source of generic payload for bandwidth measurement and/or QoS fine-tuning.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} Although considerationConsideration must be given if hardware compression is active, as the output from the CHARGEN service is easily and efficiently compressed. This compression can cause bandwidth tests to report the size of the data ''after'' decompression, instead of the actual amount of data which passed the wire.
 
==Sample session==