The term "EOF" has different meanings in different contexts:
- In the C programming language, "EOF" stands for "end of file." It's a condition that indicates the end of a file has been reached and no more data can be read from it. In the C standard library, the character reading functions such as getchar return a value equal to the symbolic value (macro) EOF to indicate that an end-of-file condition has occurred. The actual value of EOF is implementation-dependent and must be negative (but is commonly −1, such as in glibc)
- In the context of the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF), it is a state-sponsored program available to students who have the will and desire to go to college, but need additional financial assistance and support services such as counseling, tutoring, and developmental coursework
- In computing, "EOF" is a marker that indicates no more data can be read from an input stream. It's not a character, but a special signature
In summary, "EOF" can refer to the end of a file in programming, a financial assistance program for college students, or a marker indicating the end of an input stream in computing.
