ExpertGlossary terms starting with K

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  1. kHz Abbreviation for kilohertz.
  2. Kick Line A line used to hold stern of towboat while backing in order to kick the head out into the stream.
  3. Kicker An unpaired card used to determine the better of two near-equivalent hands. For instance, suppose you have AK and your opponent has AQ.
  4. KIDD Kinetic Impact Debris Distribution.
  5. kidney (KID-nee) One of a pair of organs in the abdomen. Kidneys remove waste from the blood (as urine), produce erythropoietin (a substance that stimulates red…
  6. kidney cancer (KID-nee KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in tissues of the kidneys. Kidney cancer includes renal cell carcinoma (cancer that forms in the lining of very small…
  7. kidney failure (KID-nee FAYL-yer) A condition in which the kidneys stop working and are not able to remove waste and extra water from the blood or keep body chemicals in…
  8. kidney function test (KID-nee FUNK-shun ...) A test in which blood or urine samples are checked for the amounts of certain substances released by the kidneys.
  9. kidneys Twin organs found in the lower part of the back. The kidneys purify the blood of all waste and harmful material.
  10. Kill Assessment (KA) An evaluation of information to determine the result of a ballistic missile/RV intercept for the purpose of providing information for defense…
  11. Kill Enhancement Device A device that improves an interceptors lethality.
  12. Kill out Tow (Kill Her Out) To back up with towboat until headway is stopped.
  13. Kill Steal (KS) Taking a kill off someone by inflicting the killing blow.
  14. killer app Slang contraction of killer application. A successful and popular software application (often written by a third party), that is generally perceived to be…
  15. killer cell A white blood cell that attacks tumor cells and body cells that have been invaded by foreign substances.
  16. killer T cell T cells that kill cells displaying recognized antigens.
  17. Killer Trunk A trunk that is seized repeatedly, but is not held for an appreciable length of time due to a malfunction.
  18. Killlist A list of domains that are denied access to the mail server.
  19. Kilo A prefix meaning "thousand".
  20. kilobase (Abbreviation: kb). A length of single-stranded nucleic acid composed of 1000 bases.
  21. Kilobase (kb) Unit of length for DNA fragments equal to 1000 nucleotides.
  22. kilobase pairs (Abbreviation: kbp). A length of double-stranded DNA composed of 1000 base pairs.
  23. kilobit (Kb) One thousand bits. Unit of measure for data transfer.
  24. Kilobyte A unit of information or computer storage equal to 1,024 Bytes.Abbreviated K, Kb, Kbyte, and kB.
  25. Kilobyte (K) One kilobyte of data is equal to one thousand bytes.
  26. Kilobyte (Kb) Approximately one thousand bytes of data is 1Kb of data.
  27. kilogram A measure of weight. A kilogram is equal to 2.2 pounds.
  28. kilohertz (kHz) A unit of frequency denoting one thousand (103) Hz.
  29. kilometer A unit of distance corresponding to 1000m.
  30. Kilopascal The internationally recognized unit used by the Atmospheric Environment Service for measuring atmospheric pressure. Abbreviated kPa.
  31. Kilovolt (kV) One thousand volts.
  32. Kilovolt-Ampere (kVa) A unit of apparent power, equal to 1,000 volt-amperes; the mathematical product of the volts and amperes in an electrical circuit.
  33. Kilowatt A unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 watts (W).
  34. Kilowatt (kW) A standard unit of electrical power equal to one thousand watts, or to the energy consumption at a rate of 1000 Joules per second.
  35. Kilowatt hour (kWh) A measure of energy equivalent to the expenditure of one kilowatt for one hour. For example, 1 kWh will light a 100-watt light bulb for 10 hours.
  36. Kilowatt Hours A measurement for electricity use.
  37. Kilowatt-hour A unit or measure of electricity supply or consumption of 1,000 Watts over the period of one hour; equivalent to 3,412 Btu.
  38. Kilowatthour (kWh) A measure of electricity defined as a unit of work or energy, measured as 1 kilowatt (1,000 watts) of power expended for 1 hour.
  39. Kinaret A substance that is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, and is being studied in the treatment of cancer. Kinaret blocks the action of interleukin 1 (IL-1).
  40. kinase An enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a phosphate group from a high energy state (as in ATP) to another molecule.
  41. kind codes WIPO Standard ST. 16 codes (kind codes) include a letter, and in many cases a number, used to distinguish the kind of patent document (e.g.
  42. Kinematic Battlespace The planned engagement region in space of an interceptor given the sensor timeline, kinematic capabilities of the interceptor, engagement timeline, and…
  43. Kinetic Energy Energy available as a result of motion that varies directly in proportion to an object's mass and the square of its velocity.
  44. Kinetic Energy (KE) The energy from the momentum of an object, i.e., an object in motion.
  45. Kinetic Energy Weapon (KEW) A weapon that uses kinetic energy, or energy of motion to kill an object. Examples of weapons, which use kinetic energy, are a rock, a bullet, a…
  46. Kinetic Kill Vehicle (KKV) A weapon using a non-explosive projectile moving at very high speed to destroy a target on impact.
  47. Kinetic Kill Vehicle Integrated Technology Experiment (KITE) A series of test flights at WSMR to demonstrate HEDI technologies.
  48. kinetics Dynamic processes involving motion. Often used as a suffix to indicate studies involving movement or rates of reactions.
  49. kinetin A cytokinin.
  50. kinetochore Structure at the centromere of eukaryotic chromosomes. The kinetochore consists of inner and outer electron dense plates and a central zone containing…
  51. kinetosome Granular cytoplasmic structure which forms the base of a cilium or flagellum. Synonym: basal body.
  52. kinin A substance promoting cell division. In plant systems, the prefix cyto- has been added (cytokinin ) to distinguish it from kinin in animal systems.
  53. KITE (1) Kuiper Infrared Technology Experiment. (2) Kinetic Kill Vehicle Integrated Technology Experiment.
  54. Kiting Writing a check in an amount that will overdraw the account but making up the deficiency by depositing another check on another bank.
  55. KittyHawk KittyHawk is a set of APIs used by LG Telecom on its IBook and p520 devices. KittyHawk is based on CLDC.
  56. Kiva An underground (or partially underground) ceremonial room or chamber used in ancient and modern Pueblo villages.
  57. KJava KJava is an outdated term for Java ME. It comes from an early package of Java software for PalmOS, released at the 2000 JavaOne show.
  58. KKV Kinetic Kill Vehicle.
  59. KKVWS Kinetic Kill Vehicle Weapon System.
  60. KL Kill Level.
  61. Klason lignin Lignin obtained from wood after the non-lignin components of the wood have been removed with a prescribed sulfuric acid treatment.
  62. Klatskin tumor Cancer that develops in cells that line the bile ducts in the liver, where the right and left ducts meet. It is a type of cholangiocarcinoma.
  63. Klebsiella A bacterium that frequently causes lung, urinary tract, intestinal, and wound infections.
  64. Kleinberg, Jon Scientist largely responsible for much of the research that went into hubs and authorities based search relevancy algorithms.
  65. Klenow fragment A truncated form of DNA polymerase I from E. coli, used extensively for the production of synthetic DNA molecules as it retains polymerase and…
  66. KLH One of a group of drugs called immune modulators, given as a vaccine to help the body respond to cancer. Also called keyhole limpet hemocyanin.
  67. Klinefelter syndrome (KLINE-fel-ter SIN-drome) A genetic disorder in males caused by having one or more extra X chromosomes.
  68. Klinefelter's syndrome (Kline'-fell-terz sin'-drom) a congential (present at birth) condition that affects 1 out of every 850 men.
  69. Klystron An electron tube used as a low-power oscillator or a high-power amplifier at ultrahigh frequencies.
  70. Km A dissociation constant that characterizes the binding of an enzyme to a substrate.
  71. Km/h Kilometer per hour.
  72. Km/sec Kilometer per Second.
  73. KMCC Kwajalein Mission Control Center.
  74. KMR Kwajalein Missile Range.
  75. KMRSS Kwajelein Missile Range Safety System.
  76. knee In video, by convention, the circuitry introducing white compression into the opto-electronic transfer function and thereby modifying the curve for a more…
  77. Knee Replacements Total or Partial Knee replacement surgery (arthroplasty) is an elective procedure for people with severe knee damage and pain related to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid…
  78. Kneewall A wall usually about 3 to 4 feet high located that is placed in the attic of a home, anchored with plates between the attic floor joists and the roof…
  79. knife-edge effect In electromagnetic wave propagation, a redirection by diffraction of a portion of the incident radiation that strikes a well-defined obstacle such as a…
  80. Knob A small hilltop that is round in shape.
  81. Knock In Replacement of a gene by a mutant version of the same gene using homologous recombination.
  82. Knock Out Inactivation of a gene by homologous recombination following transfection with a suitable DNA construct.
  83. Knock out count An unbalanced card counting system promoted by Olaf Vancura and Ken Fuchs. 2-7 count as +1 and aces and tens count as -1.
  84. Knock-out mouse A mouse that has had one or both copies of a specific gene deleted or inactivated.
  85. knockout A mutant individual, in which a single functional gene has been replaced by a non-functional form of the gene.
  86. Knockout Single To uncouple the barges from the towboat and lay along side the barge(s) during lockage. Also called a “set over single”.
  87. Knot (abbrev. Kt) Unit of speed used in navigation, equal to 1 nautical mile (the length of 1 minute latitude) per hour or about 1.
  88. knowbot Contraction of knowledge robot. A search tool that automatically seeks relevant online information based on the user's previously identified…
  89. Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) A built-in service that runs on all domain controllers and automatically establishes connections between individual machines in the same site.
  90. knowledge robot A component of a search engine that collects information from Internet resources. [2832-35] Synonyms droid, infobot, robotic librarian, search robot.
  91. Knowledge-based Expert System A computer program that uses knowledge and inference procedures for solving a problem that is sufficiently difficult to require a significant amount of…
  92. Knowledgebase An organized repository of knowledge about a particular subject. For example, a set of U.S. patentability rules is a knowledgebase.
  93. Knowlesi See Plasmodium.
  94. Known Geothermal Area (KGA) A region identified by the U.S. Geological Survey as containing geothermal resources.
  95. Known sample biological material whose identity or type is established. An example of a known sample is a sample contributed by the close biological relative of a…
  96. Known Standard a specimen from an identified source acquired for the purpose of comparison with the evidence.
  97. known-plain-text attack 1. An analytical attack in which a cryptanalyst possesses a substantial quantity of corresponding plain text and cipher text. [2382-pt.8] 2.
  98. Knuckles Slang for lumpy protrusions on the edges, and sometimes the underside, of a thunderstorm anvil.
  99. Knutson-Vandenberg Act (KV) Federal law that allows the U.S. Forest Service to collect money from a timber sale for resource enhancement, protection, and improvement work in the…
  100. Kofax Board The generic term for a series of image processing boards manufactured by Kofax Imaging Processing.