| Delimiter | Suggested Value | Encoding Character Position | Usage |
| Field Terminator | <CR>
hex 0D | | Terminates a segment record. |
| Field Separator | | | (0) | Separates two adjacent data fields within a segment. |
| Component Separator | ^ | 1 | Separates adjacent components of data fields where allowed. |
| Repetition Separator | ~ | 2 | Separates multiple occurrences of a field where allowed. |
| Escape Character | \ | 3 | Escape character for TX and FT fields. |
| Sub-Component Separator | & | 4 | Separates adjacent subcomponents of data fields. |
Read the complete post at http://blog.hl7-info.com/archive/2009/07/02/Delimiter_Values.aspx
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