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 chat: "I'm not available."

   3.  Used  to  politely  interrupt  someone  to  tell  them  you don't
   understand  their  point  or  that  they have suddenly stopped making
   sense. See {ACK}, sense

   3.  "And  then,  after we recode the project in COBOL...." "Nak, Nak,
   Nak! I thought I heard you say COBOL!"

   4. A negative answer. "OK if I boot the server?" "NAK!"

[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {ACK}{ENQ}]