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The act or process of acquiring.countableuncountable
- The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
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The thing acquired or gained; a gain.countableuncountable
- That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
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The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.countableuncountable
syn. acquisition · acquist · attainment · gain · gaining · increase
ant. abandonment · deperdition · loss