K
k- Kilo. An SI prefix for denominations of one thousand (103). Also used, in capital form, for 1024 bytes of computer data (see kilobyte).
k byte- One thousand (103) bytes. Not to be confused with KB or kilobyte (210 bytes). Note the small "k."
karaoke- Literally, empty orchestra. The social sensation from Japan where sufficiently inebriated people embarrass themselves in public by singing along to a music track. Karaoke was largely responsible for the success of laserdisc in Japan, thus supporting it elsewhere.
KB- Kilobyte.
kbps- Kilobits/second. Thousands (103) of bits per second.
key picture (or key frame)- A video picture containing the entire content of the image (intraframe encoding), rather than the difference between it and another image (interframe encoding). MPEG I pictures are key pictures. Contrast with delta picture.
kHz- Kilohertz. A unit of frequency measurement. One thousand cycles (repetitions) per second or 1000 hertz.
kilobyte- 1024 (210) bytes.
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