English word acquisition comes from Latin acquirere, and later Latin acquisitio (Acquisition.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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acquirere | Latin (lat) | |
acquisitio | Latin (lat) | Acquisition. |
acquisicion | Old French (fro) | |
acquisition | English (eng) | (computing) 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.. The act or process of acquiring.. The thing acquired or gained; a gain. |