English word origin

Etymology of K

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Abbreviation of contract. · Abbreviation of kindergarten. · Abbreviation of kilo-, 1,000 or 1,024. · A single character message used as an acknowledgement (ACK), meaning "previous message received and understood."

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Abbreviations.

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Source etymology 3

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intj

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Clipping of OK.

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