ack

ack.

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈæk/
- /ˈæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈæk/

Definitions of ack word

noun ack (military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications. 1
interjection ack expressing dismay 1
noun Technical meaning of ack 1. (character) /ak/ The mnemonic for the ACKnowledge character, ASCII code 6. 2. (communications) A message transmitted to indicate that some data has been received correctly. Typically, if the sender does not receive the ACK message after some predetermined time, or receives a NAK, the original data will be sent again. 1
noun ack (military, now historical) The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications. 0
noun ack (data communications) acknowledgment signal. 0
interjection ack (radio communications) acknowledged. 0

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Parts of speech for Ack

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ack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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