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K

See kilobyte.

Kbps

Kilobits per second.

keyboard

See article on keyboards.

kilobits

1,024 bits. The "kilo" prefix means 1,000, but the world of computing is based on binary standards, and bytes come in sets or multiples of two. Two to the tenth power equals 1,024.

kilobyte (K)

1,024 bytes. The "kilo" prefix means 1,000, but the world of computing is based on binary standards, and bytes come in sets or multiples of two. Two to the tenth power equals 1,024.

kilohertz (KHz)

One thousand hertz, or cycles per second.

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