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Keyword Domain NameThe 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.
Keyword FunnelThe relationship between various related keywords that searchers search for. Some searches are particularly well aligned with others due to spelling…
Keyword MatchingKeyword matching is the process of selecting and providing advertising or information that match the user's search query.
Keyword PhraseA phrase which forms (part of) a search engine query.
Keyword popularitythe number of occurrences of searches done by Internet users of a given keyword during a period of time. Both WordTracker.
Keyword prominencethe location (i.e. placement) of a given keyword in the HTML source code of a web page.
Keyword PurchasingThe buying of search keywords from search engines, usually to control banner ad. placement.
Keyword ResearchThe process of discovering relevant keywords and keyword phrases to focus your SEO and PPC marketing campaigns on.
Keyword Research ToolsTools which help you discover potential keywords based on past search volumes, search trends, bid prices, and page content from related websites.
Keyword SearchA search for documents containing one or more words that are specified by a user.
Keyword StuffingThe repeating of keywords and keyword phrases in META tags or elsewhere.
Keyword-richwhen a given page or bit of text is chock full of good keywords rather than a bunch of meaningless words (e.g.
KeywordsWords designated by a user as important for searching purposes.
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…
killer appSlang contraction of killer application. A successful and popular software application (often written by a third party), that is generally perceived to be…
Killer TrunkA trunk that is seized repeatedly, but is not held for an appreciable length of time due to a malfunction.
KilllistA list of domains that are denied access to the mail server.
kilobit (Kb)One thousand bits. Unit of measure for data transfer.
KilobyteA unit of information or computer storage equal to 1,024 Bytes.Abbreviated K, Kb, Kbyte, and kB.
Kilobyte (Kb)Approximately one thousand bytes of data is 1Kb of data.
kilohertz (kHz)A unit of frequency denoting one thousand (103) Hz.
kilometerA unit of distance corresponding to 1000m.
Kinematic BattlespaceThe planned engagement region in space of an interceptor given the sensor timeline, kinematic capabilities of the interceptor, engagement timeline, and…
Kinetic Energy (KE)The energy from the momentum of an object, i.e., an object in motion.
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…
Kinetic Kill Vehicle (KKV)A weapon using a non-explosive projectile moving at very high speed to destroy a target on impact.
kneeIn video, by convention, the circuitry introducing white compression into the opto-electronic transfer function and thereby modifying the curve for a more…
knife-edge effectIn electromagnetic wave propagation, a redirection by diffraction of a portion of the incident radiation that strikes a well-defined obstacle such as a…
knowbotContraction of knowledge robot. A search tool that automatically seeks relevant online information based on the user's previously identified…
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.
knowledge robotA component of a search engine that collects information from Internet resources. [2832-35] Synonyms droid, infobot, robotic librarian, search robot.
known-plain-text attack1. An analytical attack in which a cryptanalyst possesses a substantial quantity of corresponding plain text and cipher text. [2382-pt.8] 2.
kSOAPkSOAP is a SOAP API suitable for the Java ME, based on kXML.
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.
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.
labelThe FDA approved label is the official description of a drug product which includes indication (what the drug is used for); who should take it; adverse…
label bureauA computer or server that supplies content labels or Web-site ratings. Synonym rating server. [Bahorsky]
labeled channelIn integrated services digital networks, (ISDN), a time-ordered set of all block payloads that have labels containing the same information, i.e.
labeled interface structureIn integrated services digital networks (ISDN), an interface structure that provides telecommunications services and signaling by means of labeled…
labeled multiplexingIn integrated services digital networks (ISDN), multiplexing by concatenation of the blocks of the channels that have different identifiers in their…
labeled statistical channelIn integrated services digital networks (ISDN), a labeled channel in which the block payloads or the duration of each successive block is random.
laboratory attackUse of sophisticated signal recovery equipment in a laboratory environment to recover information from data storage media. [INFOSEC-99]
Lambertian sourceAn optical source that obeys Lambert's cosine law, i.e., that has an intensity directly proportional to the cosine of the angle from which it is viewed.
LAMPA light source composed of a metal base, a glass tube filled with an inert gas or a vapor, and base pins to attach to a fixture.