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Kilobyte |
A unit of capacity equal to 1,024 bytes, which are groups of binary numbers processed as units by a computer (perhaps from “bite”)
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Kilohertz |
A unit of frequency equal to 1,000 cycles per second (from hertz, named for Heinrich Hertz, a german scientist
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Kilometer |
A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters |
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Kilowatt |
A unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 watts (from watt, for James Watt , a scottish engineer and inventor)
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Millenium |
A period of a thousand years (from latin annus, “year”)
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Millipede |
A long, many-segmented insect with two pairs of legs on each segment (from latin pes, “foot”) |
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Milligram |
A metric measure of weight equal to one thousandth of a gram (from Latin gamma, a small unit)
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Millimicron |
A metric measure of length equal to one thousandth of a micron
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