from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
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!"