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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acknoun

   A in RAF phonetic alphabet

2. acknoun

   acknowledgment signal

3. ackinterjection

   acknowledged

4. ackinterjection

   Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ACK

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

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1. ACK

   What does ACK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ACK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. ACK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ack is ranked #152628 in terms of the most common surnames in America.The Ack surname appeared 107 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ack.73.8% or 79 total occurrences were White.19.6% or 21 total occurrences were Black.4.6% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for ACK »

1. AKC

How to pronounce ACK?

1. AlexUS EnglishDavidUS EnglishMarkUS EnglishDanielBritishLibbyBritishMiaBritishKarenAustralianHayleyAustralianNatashaAustralianVeenaIndianPriyaIndianNeerjaIndianZiraUS EnglishOliverBritishWendyBritishFredUS EnglishTessaSouth African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ACK in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ACK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of ACK in a Sentence

1. Fred flintstone:

   Ack Acka Dak Dak Daka Ack

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Popularity rank by frequency of use

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References

1. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ack
2. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Ack
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Recordshttps://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html

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• ackGerman
• ackSpanish
• ackIndonesian
• ಅಕ್Kannada
• అయ్యోTelugu

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