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.
