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In [[engineering]], the term '''acquisition''' has the following meanings: 

<b>1.</b>  In [[satellite communications]], the process of locking tracking equipment on a [[signal]] from a [[communications satellite]].  

<b>2.</b>  The process of achieving [[synchronization]]. 

<b>3.</b>  In servo systems, the process of entering the boundary conditions that will allow the servo [[loop (telecommunication)|loop]] to capture the signal and achieve lock-on. 

Source: from [[Federal Standard 1037C]] and from [[MIL-STD-188]]



''Acquisition'' is also the name of a software serving as a [[Gnutella]] client for [[Mac OS X]].