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k definition - telecom
  1. kilo (k). From Greek khilioi, meaning thousand.
  2. In transmission systems, kHz (kiloHertz) is a thousand (10 3 ) Hertz, kbps (kilobit per second) is a thousand (10 3 ) bits per second, and km is a thousand (10 3 ) meters. In transmission systems, therefore, a thousand is exactly 1,000, since the measurement is based on a base 10, or decimal, number system.
  3. In computing and storage systems, a kB (kiloByte) is actually 1,024 (2 10 ) bytes, since the measurement is based on a base 2, or binary, number system.The term kB comes from the fact that 1,024 is nominally, or approximately, 1,000. So, 64 kB of memory is actually 65,536 (2 16 ) bytes.
  4. The only letter worth five points in the American version of Scrabble, the popular board game.
K definition - telecom
The symbol for Kelvin, the SI unit of absolute temperature. Measured from absolute zero, zero (0) degrees Kelvin (K) =

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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