KBps, Kbps
(KiloBytes Per Second, KiloBits Per Second) Thousand bytes per second. Thousand bits per
second.

kernel
The fundamental part of a program, typically an operating system, that resides in memory at all times and provides the basic services. It is the part of the operating system that is closest to the machine and may activate the hardware directly or interface to another software layer that drives the hardware. See microkernel.

KHz
(KiloHertZ) One thousand cycles per second.

 

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