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K /K/, n. [from {kilo-}] A kilobyte. Used both as a spoken word and a written suffix (like {meg} and {gig} for megabyte and gigabyte). See {quantifiers}.
K&R n. Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie's book The C Programming Language, esp. the classic and influential first edition (Prentice-Hall 1978; ISBN 0-13-110163-3). Syn. {Old Testament}. See also {New Testament}.
k- pref. [rare; poss fr. kilo- prefix] Extremely. Rare among hackers, but quite common among crackers and {warez d00dz} in compounds such as k-kool /K´kool´/, k-rad /K´rad´/, and k-awesome /K´aw'sm/. Also used to intensify negatives; thus, k-evil, k-lame, k-screwed, and k-annoying. Overuse of this prefix, or use in more formal or technical contexts, is considered an indicator of {lamer} status.
kahuna /k@·hoo´n@/, n. [IBM: from the Hawaiian title for a shaman] Synonym for {wizard}, {guru}.
kamikaze packet n. The 'official' jargon for what is more commonly called a {Christmas tree packet}. {RFC}-1025, TCP and IP Bake Off says: 10 points for correctly being able to process a "Kamikaze" packet (AKA nastygram, christmas tree packet, lamp test segment, et al.). That is, correctly handle a segment with the maximum combination of features at once (e.g., a SYN URG PUSH FIN segment with options and data). See also {Chernobyl packet}.
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