Technology terms starting with K

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  1. keying material In encryption, the data (e.g., keys, certificates, and initialization vectors) necessary to establish and maintain cryptographic keying relationships.
  2. keying relationship The state existing between two parties such that they share at least one cryptographic key. [After X9.17]
  3. keying variable Deprecated synonym for key.
  4. keypunch Historically, a keyboard-actuated punch that punches holes in a data medium. Synonym keyboard punch.
  5. keystore A file containing the keys and certificates used for authentication.
  6. keystore file A key database file that contains public keys that are stored as signer certificates and private keys that are stored in personal certificates.
  7. Keystroke Dynamics A biometric modality that uses the cadence of an individual's typing pattern for recognition.
  8. Keystroke Monitoring A form of user surveillance in which the actual character-by-character traffic (that user's keystrokes) are monitored, analyzed, and/or logged for future…
  9. keystroke verification With respect to data entry via a keyboard, determination of the accuracy of data entry by the re-entry of the same data through the same (or another)…
  10. Keyword Java sets aside words as keywords - these words are reserved by the language itself and therefore are not available as names for variables or methods.
  11. Keyword Density A property of the text in a web page which indicates how close together the keywords appear. Some search engines use this property for Positioning.
  12. Keyword Domain Name The use of keywords as part of the URL to a website. Positioning is improved on some search engines when keywords are reinforced in the URL.
  13. Keyword Funnel The relationship between various related keywords that searchers search for. Some searches are particularly well aligned with others due to spelling…
  14. Keyword Matching Keyword matching is the process of selecting and providing advertising or information that match the user's search query.
  15. Keyword Phrase A phrase which forms (part of) a search engine query.
  16. Keyword popularity the number of occurrences of searches done by Internet users of a given keyword during a period of time. Both WordTracker.
  17. Keyword prominence the location (i.e. placement) of a given keyword in the HTML source code of a web page.
  18. Keyword Purchasing The buying of search keywords from search engines, usually to control banner ad. placement.
  19. Keyword Research The process of discovering relevant keywords and keyword phrases to focus your SEO and PPC marketing campaigns on.
  20. Keyword Research Tools Tools which help you discover potential keywords based on past search volumes, search trends, bid prices, and page content from related websites.
  21. Keyword Search A search for documents containing one or more words that are specified by a user.
  22. Keyword Stuffing The repeating of keywords and keyword phrases in META tags or elsewhere.
  23. Keyword-rich when a given page or bit of text is chock full of good keywords rather than a bunch of meaningless words (e.g.
  24. Keywords Words designated by a user as important for searching purposes.
  25. Kg Kilogram.
  26. KHILS Kinetic Kill Vehicle Hardware in-the-Loop Simulator, Eglin AFB, FL. 158
  27. KHIT Kinetic Kill Vehicle Hardware Integrated Test.
  28. kHz Abbreviation for kilohertz.
  29. KIDD Kinetic Impact Debris Distribution.
  30. 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…
  31. Kill Enhancement Device A device that improves an interceptors lethality.
  32. 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…
  33. Killer Trunk A trunk that is seized repeatedly, but is not held for an appreciable length of time due to a malfunction.
  34. Killlist A list of domains that are denied access to the mail server.
  35. kilobit (Kb) One thousand bits. Unit of measure for data transfer.
  36. Kilobyte A unit of information or computer storage equal to 1,024 Bytes.Abbreviated K, Kb, Kbyte, and kB.
  37. Kilobyte (Kb) Approximately one thousand bytes of data is 1Kb of data.
  38. kilohertz (kHz) A unit of frequency denoting one thousand (103) Hz.
  39. kilometer A unit of distance corresponding to 1000m.
  40. Kinematic Battlespace The planned engagement region in space of an interceptor given the sensor timeline, kinematic capabilities of the interceptor, engagement timeline, and…
  41. Kinetic Energy (KE) The energy from the momentum of an object, i.e., an object in motion.
  42. 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…
  43. Kinetic Kill Vehicle (KKV) A weapon using a non-explosive projectile moving at very high speed to destroy a target on impact.
  44. Kinetic Kill Vehicle Integrated Technology Experiment (KITE) A series of test flights at WSMR to demonstrate HEDI technologies.
  45. KITE (1) Kuiper Infrared Technology Experiment. (2) Kinetic Kill Vehicle Integrated Technology Experiment.
  46. KittyHawk KittyHawk is a set of APIs used by LG Telecom on its IBook and p520 devices. KittyHawk is based on CLDC.
  47. 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.
  48. KKV Kinetic Kill Vehicle.
  49. KKVWS Kinetic Kill Vehicle Weapon System.
  50. KL Kill Level.
  51. Kleinberg, Jon Scientist largely responsible for much of the research that went into hubs and authorities based search relevancy algorithms.
  52. Km A dissociation constant that characterizes the binding of an enzyme to a substrate.
  53. Km/h Kilometer per hour.
  54. Km/sec Kilometer per Second.
  55. KMCC Kwajalein Mission Control Center.
  56. KMR Kwajalein Missile Range.
  57. KMRSS Kwajelein Missile Range Safety System.
  58. knee In video, by convention, the circuitry introducing white compression into the opto-electronic transfer function and thereby modifying the curve for a more…
  59. 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…
  60. knowbot Contraction of knowledge robot. A search tool that automatically seeks relevant online information based on the user's previously identified…
  61. 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.
  62. knowledge robot A component of a search engine that collects information from Internet resources. [2832-35] Synonyms droid, infobot, robotic librarian, search robot.
  63. 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.
  64. KPP Key Performance Parameters. 159
  65. Kr Krypton.
  66. KREMS Kiernan Reentry Measurement System.
  67. KSC Kennedy Space Center, FL.
  68. kSOAP kSOAP is a SOAP API suitable for the Java ME, based on kXML.
  69. KT (Knot)- Unit of speed used in navigation, equal to 1 nautical mile (the length of 1 minute latitude) per hour or about 1.15 statue miles per hour, or 0.
  70. KTF Kauai Test Facility, Barking Sands, HI.
  71. KTP (1) Key Technical Partner. (2) Key Test Partner (3) Key Technical Parameters.
  72. KTS Knots
  73. KV Kill Vehicle.
  74. KVM (Kilobyte Virtual Machine) The KVM is a compact Java virtual machine (JVM) that is designed for small devices. It supports a subset of the features of the JVM.
  75. KW Kinetic Warhead. 161
  76. kXML The kXML project provides a small footprint XML parser that can be used with Java ME.