END OF LINE
\ˈɛnd ɒv lˈa͡ɪn], \ˈɛnd ɒv lˈaɪn], \ˈɛ_n_d ɒ_v l_ˈaɪ_n]\
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(EOL) Synonym for newline, derived perhaps fromthe original CDC 6600 Pascal. The abbreviation "EOL" isnow rare, but widely recognised and occasionally used forbrevity. Used in the example entry under BNF.Out of context this would probably be (deliberately) ambiguousbecause different systems used different (combinations of)characters to mark the end of a line. Unix uses a linefeed; DOS uses carriage return, line feed (CRLF) and theMacintosh uses carriage return.See also EOF.
By Denis Howe