Etymology

ack

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Today it means: An acknowledgement either of a packet or a message received from a network. Full definition →

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ack · noun, verb, interjection1

Clipping of acknowledged.

ack · interjection, verb2

Imitative. Etymology 2, interjection sense 2 is first attested in the latter part of September, 2021 on /qa/ - Question & Answer, from which it appears to have originated.

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