Definition of ACK
ACK 
interjection
- as a question, to enquire whether someone is present.
Speaker: ACK?
Response: ACK.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: inquiries (list of).
Last edited on Sep 28 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- as a statement, to confirm one's presence. An appropriate response to ping.
Speaker: Are you there?
Response: ACK.Speaker: ping
Response: ACK.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: present, near, directly.
Last edited on Apr 26 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- an exclamation of surprise or alarm.
Ack!
- See more words with the same meaning: exclamations (list of).
Last edited on Sep 28 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- yes.
Speaker: Do you want to shop for monitors?
Response: ACK.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: yes, agreements (statements of).
Last edited on Sep 28 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
origin
- ACK is a common abbreviation for "acknowledged," used in computing. The opposite of ACK is NAK.
Note that "ack" as an exclamation of surprise or alarm has no relation to computing.Last edited on Apr 26 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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