Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference

abbr. 1 kilo-. 2 knot(s). K 1. n. (also k) (pl. Ks or K's) the eleventh letter of the alphabet. 2. abbr. (also K.) 1 kelvin(s). 2 King, King's. 3 K{ouml}chel (catalogue of Mozart's works). 4 (also k) (prec. by a numeral) a Computing a unit of 1,024 (i.e. 2(10)) bytes or bits, or loosely 1,000. b 1,000. Etymology: sense 4 as abbr. of KILO- 3. symb. Chem. the element potassium.