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KARNAUGH MAP. A True Table displayed so that a circuit reduction can take place. [Timing Hazards]
KC. Kilocycle {the term is obsolete, use kHz}.
KEEP-ALIVE CURRENT. See KEEP-ALIVE VOLTAGE.
KEEP-ALIVE VOLTAGE. DC voltage applied to a tr gap electrode to produce a glow discharge that
allows the tube to ionize faster when the transmitter fires.
KELVIN. A unit of temperature equal to 10 Celsius.
KERNEL. A module of a program that forms a logical entity or performs a unit function.
KEYBOARD. A peripheral device used with a personal computer which allows data entry. [Keyboard Manufacturers]
KEY-CLICK FILTERS. Filters used in keying systems to prevent key-click interference.
KEY CLICKS. Interference in the form of "clicks" or "thumps" caused by the sudden application or
removal of power.
KEYED-OSCILLATOR TRANSMITTER. A transmitter in which one stage is used to produce the RF
pulse.
KEYER. A device that changes dc pulses to mark and space modulation for teletypewriter
transmissions. A synchronizer.
KEYING RELAYS. Relays used in radio transmitters where the ordinary hand key cannot accommodate
the plate current without excessive arcing.
KILO. A prefix meaning one thousand, 103. Refer to the table of SI Units.
KINETIC ENERGY. Energy that a body possesses by virtue of its motion.
KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS. The algebraic sum of the current flowing toward any point in a circuit and
the current flowing away from it is zero. The algebraic sum of the products of the current and
resistance in each of the conductors in any closed path in a network is equal to the algebraic sum of the electromotive forces in the path.
KLYSTRON POWER AMPLIFIER. A multicavity microwave electron tube that uses velocity
modulation.
KNEE OF THE CURVE. The point of maximum curvature of a magnetization curve.
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