K (disambiguation)

K is the eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet. It may also refer to:

• K (programming language)
• K band, radio frequency from 12 to 93 GHz
• Low-K, the dielectric constant in semiconductors, electronics, and physics
• K-theory, a topic in branches of topology and algebra
• KDE, K Desktop Environment
• K-Meleon, a web browser for the Microsoft Windows platform
• K–12 education
• K, a constructed language invented by Robert Dessaix
• k, Boltzmann's constant

In fiction and literature

• Joseph K., the protagonist of Kafka's The Trial
• K, the protagonist of The Castle (Book)
• K, a character in the manga and anime Gravitation(manga)
• K, the main character in the TV series Robotto Keiji (Robot Detective).
• K', a King of Fighters character.
• K, Todd and Riley's adoptive superspy mother on The Replacements.
• K, the character played by Tommy Lee Jones in the films Men in Black (film) and Men in Black 2.

In music

• K (album), by Kula Shaker
  • K Records, independent record company based in Olympia, Washington
• K (The Tutts single), by The Tutts
• K (singer), a Korean singer who works in Japan as a J-pop singer

In politics

• K, the Keskustapuolue, the Centre Party in Finland
• K, the politics and followers of President of Argentina Néstor Kirchner

As a symbol or abbreviation

• K, meaning thousand
• K, an abbreviation for kilobyte (more correctly KB) meaning 1024
• K, the symbol for Carat (purity), a measurement of gold
• K, the symbol on the periodic chart for potassium (from its Latin name kalium)
• K, the symbol for degrees kelvin
• K, the stellar classification for orangish stars
• K, an abbreviation for the ketamine drug.
• K, an abbreviation for contract, especially as a course of study at law school[1]
• K, the symbol for the amino acid lysine