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Abbreviation for Enquiry. ASCII character ENQ 0x05 (^E). Historically used by simple serial protocols to test a link (ENQ/ACK), similar to an ICMP Echo Request

Often used by Nerds on IRC as a shorthand for "are you there", provoking responses of "ACK" (yes I am) or "NAK" (no I'm not)