:ACK: /ak/ interj. 1. [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".
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}
(sense 2), i.e., "I'm not here").
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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".
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}
(sense 2), i.e., "I'm not here").
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- ACK /ak/ interj.
1. [common; from the ASCII mnemonic
for 0000110] Acknowledge.
Used to register one's presence (compare mainstream Yo!... - NAK: /nak/ [from the ASCII mnemonic for 0010101] interj.
1. On-line joke answer to {ACK}?: "I'm not here.... - NAK /nak/ interj.
[from the ASCII mnemonic for 0010101]
1.
On-line joke answer to ACK?: "I'm not here." 2. On-line answer to a request for cha... - ping
[from the submariners' term for a sonar pulse] 1.
. Slang term for a small network message (ICMP ECHO) sent by a computer to check for the presence and alertness of another.... - ENQ: /enkw/ or /enk/ [from the ASCII mnemonic ENQuire for
0000101] An on-line convention for querying someone's availability.
After opening a {talk mode} connection to someone apparently in heavy hack mode, one might type `SYN SYN ENQ?... - ENQ /enkw/ or /enk/
[from the ASCII mnemonic ENQuire
for 0000101] An on-line convention for querying someone's
availability.
After opening a talk mode connection to someone apparently in heavy hack mode, one might type SYN SYN ENQ?... - Ack!!
- alk mode n.
A feature supported by Unix, ITS, and some
other OSes that allows two or more logged-in users to set up a
real-time on-line conversation.
It combines the immediacy of talking with all the precision (and verbosity) that written language entails.... - bang: 1. n. Common spoken name for `!' (ASCII 0100001),
especially when used in pronouncing a {bang path} in spoken
hackish.
In {elder days} this was considered a CMUish usage, with MIT and Stanford hackers preferring {excl} or {shriek}...
