acknowledge character
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acknowledge character
[ak′nä·lij ′kar·ək·tər] (computer science)
A signal that a receiving station transmits in order to indicate that a block of information has been received and that its validity has been checked. Also known as acknowledgement. Abbreviated ACK.
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