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KbpsStands for "Kilobits Per Second." Don't confuse this with Kilobytes per second...
KDEStands for "K Desktop Environment." KDE is a contemporary desktop environment for...
KernelThis is a term for the computing elite, so proceed at your own risk. To understand...
KerningKerning refers to the spacing between the characters of a font. Without kerning...
KeyboardAs the name implies, a keyboard is basically a board of keys. Along with the...
Keyboard ShortcutA keyboard shortcut is a key combination that performs a certain command, such as...
KeyloggerA keylogger is a program that records the keystrokes on a computer. It does this...
KeystrokeA keystroke is typing one character on a keyboard (not stroking your keyboard like...
KeywordsKeywords are words or phrases that describe content. They can be used as metadata...
KibibyteA kibibyte is a unit of data storage that equals 2 to the 10th power, or...
KilobyteA kilobyte is 2 to the 10th power, or 1,024 bytes. "But doesn't 'kilo' means one...
KOfficeKOffice (pronounced "K-office") is an integrated office suite for the K Desktop...
KVM SwitchStands for "Keyboard, Video, and Mouse switch." As the name implies, a KVM switch...

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