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Control Strings.

A control string is a string of bit combinations which may occur in the data stream as a logical entity for control purposes. A control string consists of an opening delimiter, a command string or a character string, and a terminating delimiter, the String Terminator (ST).

A command string is a sequence of bit combinations in the range 00/08 to 00/13 and 02/00 to 07/14.

A character string is a sequence of any bit combination, except those representing Start Of String (SOS) or String Terminator (ST).