Acronyms
Sales, Marketing, and Technology Acronyms and Abbreviations. Jump to acronyms beginning with the number or letter:
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ACA
A federal law in Canada aimed at creating a barrier-free Canada by improving accessibility for people with disabilities. Enacted in 2019, the ACA applies to areas under federal jurisdiction, including banking, telecommunications, transportation, and federal government services. The act seeks to proactively identify, remove, and prevent barriers such as employment, the built environment, communication technologies, and service delivery. Its goal…
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ACH
A network used for electronically moving money and information between banks and credit unions in the United States. It’s managed by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) and enables various types of financial transactions, including: Direct Deposits: Payroll, government benefits, tax refunds, and other disbursements directly into bank accounts. Direct Payments: Including bill payments, such as utilities, mortgages, loans,…
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ACID
A set of properties that guarantee the reliability and correctness of transactions in a database management system (DBMS), particularly in relational database management systems (RDBMS). The ACID properties ensure that the database remains in a consistent state even in the case of system failures, crashes, or errors. Here’s a brief explanation of each ACID property: Atomicity: Atomicity ensures that a…
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ACK
A crucial concept in the context of TCP (Transmission Control Protocol). In TCP, ACK is a signal or message one computer sends to another to acknowledge that it has received a data segment. When data is transmitted over a network using TCP, it is divided into smaller segments, and each segment is assigned a sequence number. The receiving computer returns…
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ACL
A formal messaging standard developed to enable meaningful, structured communication between autonomous agents. Initially specified by the FIPA (Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents), ACL enables software agents to exchange information, delegate tasks, and coordinate actions in a manner that is both machine-readable and semantically rich. Each ACL message is composed of key fields that define: Performative: The intent of the message, such…
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ACoS
A key performance indicator (KPI) used in online advertising, particularly in the context of Amazon Sponsored Products and other e-commerce advertising platforms. It measures the ratio of advertising spend to the revenue generated from those ads. ACoS is calculated using the following formula: For example, if a company spends $1,000 on advertising and generates $5,000 in sales from those ads,…
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ACP
ACP (Agent Communication Protocol) The standardized methods and languages that autonomous agents use to exchange information, coordinate tasks, and trigger actions within multi-agent systems. In the context of modern marketing technology, ACP is foundational to agentic AI workflows, enabling AI-driven tools and assistants to operate collaboratively and contextually across complex digital environments. An ACP typically defines how agents: Discover one…
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ACSI
A national economic indicator that measures the satisfaction levels of customers with the quality of goods and services provided by U.S. companies across a variety of industries. The ACSI was established in 1994 and is updated quarterly with scores ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater customer satisfaction. The ACSI measures customer satisfaction across a range of…
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ACV
A key performance indicator (KPI) commonly used in subscription-based businesses or software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies. It represents the average annual revenue generated from a customer contract or subscription. ACV is calculated using the following formula: $\text{ACV} = \frac{\text{Total contract value}}{\text{Contract length in years}}&s=$ For example, if a customer signs a 2-year contract worth $24,000, the ACV would be: $\text{ACV} = \frac{\$24,000}{2}…
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ACV
A metric used in e-commerce and retail to measure the average value of each shopping cart or customer order. It represents the average amount spent by customers during a single transaction. the terms Average Order Value (AOV) and ACV are used interchangeably to refer to the same metric. Both AOV and ACV represent the average value of each customer’s order…
