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ACK
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/ak/ , interj. 1. [common; from the ASCII mnemonic for 0000110] Acknowledge.
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Used to register one's presence (compare mainstream Yo! ). An appropriate
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response to ping or ENQ. 2. [from the comic strip Bloom County ] An
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exclamation of surprised disgust, esp. in Ack pffft! Semi-humorous.
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Generally this sense is not spelled in caps (ACK) and is distinguished by a
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following exclamation point. 3. Used to politely interrupt someone to tell
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them you understand their point (see NAK ). Thus, for example, you might cut
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off an overly long explanation with Ack. Ack. Ack. I get it now. 4. An
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affirmative. Think we ought to ditch that damn NT server for a Linux box?
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ACK! There is also a usage ACK? (from sense 1) meaning Are you there?,
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often used in email when earlier mail has produced no reply, or during a
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lull in talk mode to see if the person has gone away (the standard humorous
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response is of course NAK, i.e., I'm not here ).
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