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K /K/ n. [from kilo-] A kilobyte. Used both as a spoken word and a written suffix (like meg and gig for megabyte and gigabyte). See quantifiers. |
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K&R [Kernighan and Ritchie] n. Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie's book The C Programming Language, esp. the classic and influential first edition (Prentice-Hall 1978; ISBN 0-113-110163-3). Syn. White Book, Old Testament. See also New Testament. |
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k- pref. Extremely. Not commonly used among hackers, but quite common among crackers and warez d00dz in compounds such as k-kool /K'kool'/, k-rad /K'rad'/, and k-awesome /K'aw`sm/. Also used to intensify negatives; thus, k-evil, k-lame, k-screwed, and k-annoying. Overuse of this prefix, or use in more formal or technical contexts, is considered an indicator of lamer status. |
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kahuna /k -hoo'n/ n. [IBM: from the Hawaiian title for a shaman] Synonym for wizard, guru. |
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kamikaze packet n. The 'official' jargon for what is more commonly called a Christmas tree packet. RFC-1025, TCP and IP Bake Off says: |
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10 points for correctly being able to process a "Kamikaze" packet (AKA nastygram, christmas tree packet, lamp test segment, et al.). That is, correctly handle a segment with the maximum combination of features at once (e.g., a SYN URG PUSH FIN segment with options and data). |
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See also Chernobyl packet. |
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kangaroo code n. Syn. spaghetti code. |
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ken /ken/ n. 1. [Unix] Ken Thompson, principal inventor of Unix. In the early days he used to hand-cut distribution tapes, often with a note that read "Love, ken". Old-timers still use his first name (sometimes uncapitalized, because it's a login name and mail address) in third-person reference; it is widely understood (on Usenet, in particular) that without a last name 'Ken' refers only to Ken Thompson. Similarly, Dennis without last name means Dennis Ritchie (and he is often known as dmr). See also demigod, Unix. 2. A flaming user. This was originated by the Software Support group at Symbolics because the two greatest flamers in the user community were both named Ken. |
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