ETX

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
control-C
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ETX

   <character> (Or ETX, End of Text) The {ASCII} character with
   code 3.

   Control-C is the interrupt character used on many {operating
   systems}, including {Unix} and {MS-DOS} to abort a running
   program.

   Among {BSD} {Unix} hackers, the canonical humorous response
   to "Give me a break!" is "Control C".

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1995-03-16)
    
from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)
ETX
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