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href="/K7">K7</a></td><td><a href="/KA9Q">KA9Q</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/KADS">KADS</a></td><td><a href="/kahuna">kahuna</a></td><td><a href="/Kaleidoscope">Kaleidoscope</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Kali">Kali</a></td><td><a href="/kamikaze+packet">kamikaze packet</a></td><td><a href="/Kamin's+interpreters">Kamin's interpreters</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kana">kana</a></td><td><a href="/kangaroo+code">kangaroo code</a></td><td><a href="/kanji">kanji</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/KAOS">KAOS</a></td><td><a href="/KAP">KAP</a></td><td><a href="/Karel">Karel</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/katakana">katakana</a></td><td><a href="/Katmai+New+Instructions">Katmai New Instructions</a></td><td><a href="/KB">KB</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/KBMS">KBMS</a></td><td><a href="/kbps">kbps</a></td><td><a href="/KBS">KBS</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/KC-85/1">KC-85/1</a></td><td><a href="/KC85/2">KC85/2</a></td><td><a href="/KC85/3">KC85/3</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/KC85/4">KC85/4</a></td><td><a href="/KCL">KCL</a></td><td><a href="/ke">ke</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/KEE">KEE</a></td><td><a href="/keep-alive">keep-alive</a></td><td><a href="/Keldysh+Institute+of+Applied+Mathematics">Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/ken">ken</a></td><td><a href="/Kent+Applicative+Operating+System">Kent Applicative Operating System</a></td><td><a href="/Ken+Thompson">Ken Thompson</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Kent+Recursive+Calculator">Kent Recursive Calculator</a></td><td><a href="/Kerberos">Kerberos</a></td><td><a href="/Kermit">Kermit</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kern">kern</a></td><td><a href="/kernal">kernal</a></td><td><a href="/kernel">kernel</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Kernel+Parlog">Kernel Parlog</a></td><td><a href="/kernel+style">kernel style</a></td><td><a href="/Kernel+User+Interface+Package">Kernel User Interface Package</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kerning">kerning</a></td><td><a href="/Kevo">Kevo</a></td><td><a href="/key">key</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/keyboard">keyboard</a></td><td><a href="/Keyboard+Commando">Keyboard Commando</a></td><td><a href="/keyboard+plaque">keyboard plaque</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Keyboard+Send+Receive">Keyboard Send Receive</a></td><td><a href="/Keyboard+Video+Mouse">Keyboard Video Mouse</a></td><td><a href="/Keyed-Hashing+Message+Authentication">Keyed-Hashing Message Authentication</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Keyed+Sequenced+Data+Set">Keyed Sequenced Data Set</a></td><td><a href="/key+escrow">key escrow</a></td><td><a href="/key+field">key field</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/key+frame">key frame</a></td><td><a href="/keylogger">keylogger</a></td><td><a href="/KeyNote+Software">KeyNote Software</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/keypad">keypad</a></td><td><a href="/keypal">keypal</a></td><td><a href="/KeySpell">KeySpell</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/keyword">keyword</a></td><td><a href="/keyword+in+context">keyword in context</a></td><td><a href="/KFX">KFX</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kg">kg</a></td><td><a href="/kgbvax">kgbvax</a></td><td><a href="/kh">kh</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Khornerstone">Khornerstone</a></td><td><a href="/Khwarizmi">Khwarizmi</a></td><td><a href="/ki">ki</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kibibyte">kibibyte</a></td><td><a href="/KIBO">KIBO</a></td><td><a href="/kiboze">kiboze</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kick">kick</a></td><td><a href="/kicking+dead+whales+down+the+beach">kicking dead whales down the beach</a></td><td><a href="/Kid">Kid</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/KIDASA+Software">KIDASA Software</a></td><td><a href="/killer+micro">killer micro</a></td><td><a href="/killer+poke">killer poke</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kill+file">kill file</a></td><td><a href="/kilo-">kilo-</a></td><td><a href="/kilobaud">kilobaud</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kilobit">kilobit</a></td><td><a href="/kilobits+per+second">kilobits per second</a></td><td><a href="/kilobyte">kilobyte</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kiloflops">kiloflops</a></td><td><a href="/kiosk">kiosk</a></td><td><a href="/KIPS">KIPS</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/KIS">KIS</a></td><td><a href="/KISS">KISS</a></td><td><a href="/KISS+Principle">KISS Principle</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kit">kit</a></td><td><a href="/KL0">KL0</a></td><td><a href="/KL1">KL1</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Klamath">Klamath</a></td><td><a href="/KLB">KLB</a></td><td><a href="/Kleene+closure">Kleene closure</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Kleene+star">Kleene star</a></td><td><a href="/Kleene,+Stephen+Cole">Kleene, Stephen Cole</a></td><td><a href="/Klerer-May+System">Klerer-May System</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/KLOC">KLOC</a></td><td><a href="/klone">klone</a></td><td><a href="/KL-ONE">KL-ONE</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kludge">kludge</a></td><td><a href="/kluge">kluge</a></td><td><a href="/kluge+around">kluge around</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/km">km</a></td><td><a href="/KMODEL">KMODEL</a></td><td><a href="/KMS">KMS</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kn">kn</a></td><td><a href="/knapsack+problem">knapsack problem</a></td><td><a href="/KNI">KNI</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Knights+of+the+Lambda-Calculus">Knights of the Lambda-Calculus</a></td><td><a href="/knowbot">knowbot</a></td><td><a href="/Knowbot+Information+Service">Knowbot Information Service</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/knowledge">knowledge</a></td><td><a href="/Knowledge+Analysis+and+Design+System">Knowledge Analysis and Design System</a></td><td><a href="/knowledge+base">knowledge base</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/knowledge-based+system">knowledge-based system</a></td><td><a href="/knowledge+level">knowledge level</a></td><td><a href="/Knowledge+Management+System">Knowledge Management System</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Knowledge+Query+and+Manipulation+Language">Knowledge Query and Manipulation Language</a></td><td><a href="/knowledge+representation">knowledge representation</a></td><td><a href="/Knowledge+Sharing+Effort">Knowledge Sharing Effort</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Knowledge+Systems+Laboratory">Knowledge Systems Laboratory</a></td><td><a href="/Known+Lazy+Bastard">Known Lazy Bastard</a></td><td><a href="/Knuth">Knuth</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Kodak">Kodak</a></td><td><a href="/Kohonen">Kohonen</a></td><td><a href="/KOMPILER">KOMPILER</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Konrad+Zuse">Konrad Zuse</a></td><td><a href="/Korf,+Richard">Korf, Richard</a></td><td><a href="/Korn+Shell">Korn Shell</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kp">kp</a></td><td><a href="/KQML">KQML</a></td><td><a href="/KR">KR</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/kr">kr</a></td><td><a href="/K%26R">K&R</a></td><td><a href="/KRC">KRC</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/K%26R+C">K&R C</a></td><td><a href="/kremvax">kremvax</a></td><td><a href="/KRL">KRL</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/KRS">KRS</a></td><td><a href="/K%26R+style">K&R style</a></td><td><a 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