character or message sent by a receiving modem to a sending modem to indicate that a data packet has arrived complete and error-free (Computers, Telecommunications)
Acknowledgement A message that acknowledges the reception of a transmitted packet ACKs can be separate packets or piggybacked on reverse traffic packets
Short for acknowledgment A control code - ASCII character 6 - sent to a sending station or computer by the receiving unit to acknowledge either that the receiver is ready to accept transmission or that transmitted information has arrived without error The ability to send and received acknowledgment signals is built into software; the signals themselves are invisible to the user
(acknowledge character) (n ) A signal sent by a station to a terminating station as an affirmative response that a connection has been made, or that data has been received
The response from the recipient back to the sender that data was successfully received TCP uses ACKs as part of its reliable transmission scheme If an aCK is not received, data is retransmitted See also NAK and retransmission
Acknowledgement Frame An ACK is used for end-to-end flow control An ACK is sent to verify receipt of one or more frames in Class 1 and Class 2 Services
Acknowledgement (network) Portion of any communications protocol responsible for acknowledging the receipt of a transmission ACKs can be separate packets or piggy backed on reverse traffic packets An ACK is sent to indicate that a block of data arrived at its destination without error
A code character indicating a positive acknowledgment that data has been received correctly Also used as a "ready" reply in some communication protocols
Acknowledgment A message commonly sent to acknowledge receipt of a message or packet from a remote machine It is used to inform the sender that the message/packet arrived at the destination machine without errors