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=== Engineering ===
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]].  
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#In [[servomechanism|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]]

=== Psychology ===
In [[Ppsychology]], specifically in [[Bbehaviorism]] and [[Ssocial learning theory]] it, '''acquisition''' is the process by which humans [[adapt]] to their environments, [[learn]] or become [[condition]]ed.

=== Business ===

#In [[Bbusiness]], an '''acquisition''' is when one company purchases another, (see [[mergers and acquisitions]], [[takeover]]).
#In [[marketing]], [[customer acquisition]] is the process of gaining customers.

=== Software ===

'''[[Acquisitionx (software)|Acquisition]]''' is an [[open source]] based [[peer-to-peer]] [[Gnutella]] client for [[Mac OS X]]. It highlights files in the user's [[iTunes]] library.

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