The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Various
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_________________________________________________________________ Node:= 0 =, Next:[203]= A =, Up:[204]The Jargon Lexicon = 0 = * [205]0: * [206]1TBS: * [207]120 reset: * [208]2: * [209]404: * [210]404 compliant: * [211]4.2: * [212]@-party: _________________________________________________________________ Node:0, Next:[213]1TBS, Up:[214]= 0 = 0 Numeric zero, as opposed to the letter `O' (the 15th letter of the English alphabet). In their unmodified forms they look a lot alike, and various kluges invented to make them visually distinct have compounded the confusion. If your zero is center-dotted and letter-O is not, or if letter-O looks almost rectangular but zero looks more like an American football stood on end (or the reverse), you're probably looking at a modern character display (though the dotted zero seems to have originated as an option on IBM 3270 controllers). If your zero is slashed but letter-O is not, you're probably looking at |
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