meaning of ack

1. ACK 1. /ak/ The mnemonic for the ACKnowledge character, ASCII code 6. 2. 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. [Jargon File]

Related Words

ack | ack-ack | ack-ack gun | ackee | acknow | acknowledge | acknowledgeable | acknowledged | acknowledgedly | acknowledgement | acknowledger | acknowledging | acknowledgment |

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