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escape sequence

In computing, string of characters sent to a device such as a modem to switch it from sending data to a state in which it can accept and act upon commands.

Most dial-up modems use the escape sequence patented by Hayes, which consists of three plus signs (+++) with a brief pause on either side to distinguish the characters from data.



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The result was a splintered market with a multitude of terminals each using a proprietary set of escape sequences to communicate with the host system.
Other new features include support for ODBC/JDBC escape sequences, such as outer joins, scalar functions, and date, time, and timestamp literals; support for retrieving connection information from Oracle's TNSNames file and the Sybase Interfaces file; and support for Oracle 9iR2.
This collection of codes or escape sequences, were used to perform basic screen display functions such as moving the cursor.
 
 
 
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