ACK

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An acknowledgement either of a packet or a message received from a network.
verb
  1. To acknowledge a packet or a message received from a network.
noun
  1. The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications.
  2. acknowledgment signal
verb
  1. Alternative form of ACK.
intj
  1. acknowledged
intj
  1. Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.
  2. Mocking a transgender person by imitating the sound of choking during a suicide by hanging, evoking the notion that transgender people frequently commit suicide.
verb
  1. To commit suicide.

Pronunciation

/æk/ /æ(ː)k/ /æ(ː)x/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ack.wav

Word forms

ACK ACKs ACKing ACKed

Etymology

Clipping of acknowledged.

Antonyms

Related words

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Derived words

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