Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,894,274,757 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

ACK

   Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
ACK
(ACKnowledgment code) The communications code sent from a receiving station to a transmitting station to indicate that it is ready to accept data. It is also used to acknowledge the error-free receipt of transmitted data. Contrast with NAK.
ACK
(computer science)

1.(character)ACK - /ak/ The mnemonic for the ACKnowledge character, ASCII code 6.
2.(communications)ACK - 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.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Byline: Amber Morales ROSE TINTED Rose bra with pink lace trim, EUR25, and matching briefs, EUR16 BL ACK MAGIC Lace bra, EUR32, and matching briefs, EUR17 BRIGHT & BEAUTIFUL Coral bra, EUR20, and matching thong, EUR9 FLOWER SHOW Blue and white floral bra, EUR17, and matching briefs, EUR9 COFFEE & CREAM Chocolate and gold lace bra, EUR25, and matching briefs, EUR16 GREAT SHAPE Gok Serene Sassy Slip, EUR63.
Byline: Andrew Cook ACK in 1741, George Frederic Handel composed The Messiah in a fever-pitch inspiration of just 24 days.
Combined with the Dynamic Reaping feature, this approach filters out the heaviest of SYN Flood and ACK attacks at either Layer 4 or 7.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.