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idle character

–noun Electronics.
a transmitted control character that holds a position but does not appear in the output at the receiver.
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idle character  
n.  An alphanumeric or digital character that is transmitted over a communications line but does not appear in the output of the receiving terminal.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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