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Why Delta-V and not Acceleration?

I hear the term Delta-V from rocket scientists a lot.  If I recall from my University Physics 101 course, the change in velocity with respect to the change in time is called Acceleration. 

So why does the Rocket Science Community use the term Delta-V instead of just saying Acceleration?

Or do I fundamentally misunderstand? What is the difference between Delta-V and Acceleration?
gpt
Acceleration is the measure of how quickly your velocity is changing, whereas delta-v is the total required change in velocity in order to complete a maneuver. So if in order to get to a certain orbit you will need to increase your velocity by 1000 m/s, an acceleration of 10 m/s/s will allow you to complete the maneuver in 100 seconds. 
Delta-v: A change of 1000 m/s.
Acceleration: 10 m/s/s.

The reason why delta-v is useful is because typically fuel gives you a specific impulse (for every unit of fuel you get so much change in momentum), so it is a more useful figure when talking about fuel consumption.