ENQ : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ENQ	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ENQ
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
ENQ /enkw/ or /enk/ [from the ASCII mnemonic ENQuire for 0000101] An on-line convention for querying someone's availability. After opening a {talk mode} connection to someone apparently in heavy hack mode, one might type `SYN SYN ENQ?' (the SYNs representing notional synchronization bytes), and expect a return of {ACK} or {NAK} depending on whether or not the person felt interruptible. Compare {ping}, {finger}, and the usage of `FOO?' listed under {talk mode}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ENQ 1. /enkw/ or /enk/ ENQuire. The {mnemonic} for {ASCII} character 5. 2. An on-line convention for querying someone's availability. After opening a {chat} connection to someone apparently in heavy hack mode, one might type "SYN SYN ENQ?" (the SYNs representing notional synchronisation bytes), and expect a return of {ACK} or {NAK} depending on whether or not the person felt interruptible. Compare {ping}, {finger}. [{Jargon File}] (1998-01-18)