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

#In [[satellite communications]], the process of locking tracking equipment on a [[signaling (telecommunication)|signal]] from a [[communications satellite]].  
#The process of achieving [[synchronization]].
#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 [[psychology]], specifically in [[behaviorism]] and [[social learning theory]], '''acquisition''' is the process by which humans [[adapt]] to their environments, [[learn]] or become [[condition]]ed.

=== Business ===

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

=== Software ===

'''[[Acquisition (software)|Acquisition]]''' is an [[open source]] based [[peer-to-peer]] [[Gnutella]] and [[BitTorrent]] client for [[Mac OS X]].
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=== Government Contracts ===
In [[Introduction to Contracting with the U.S. Government|government contracts]], '''acquisition''' refers to the process whereby the Government obtains goods, services,
software, rights in data, and other things, whether through purchase, lease or otherwise.