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Kaffir BoomnounMWEa small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seedsverified
Kaffir CornnounMWEa cultivated species of sorghum used to produce ethanol and as food for human beings as well as animalsverified
Kaiser RollnounMWErounded raised poppy-seed roll made of a square piece of dough by folding the corners in to the centerverified
Kala AzarnounMWEsores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandfliesverified
Kangaroo ApplenounMWEAustralian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruitverified
Kangaroo BearnounMWEa sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coatverified
Kangaroo HarenounMWEa small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teethverified
Kangaroo RatnounMWEany of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexicoverified
Kangaroo-Foot PlantnounMWEa sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairsverified
Kangaroo's PawnounMWEa sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairsverified
keep in lineverbMWEto control others or oneself or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantageverified
Kei ApplenounMWEvigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruitsverified
Kei Apple BushnounMWEa vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruitsverified
Kendal GreennounMWEa green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plantverified
Keratoderma BlennorrhagicanounMWEa skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and solesverified
Keratosis BlennorrhagicanounMWEskin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and solesverified
Keratosis FollicularisnounMWEa rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches, sometimes containing pusverified
Keratosis NigricansnounMWEa skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body foldsverified
Keratosis PilarisnounMWEkeratosis characterized by hard conical elevations in the openings of sebaceous glands, especially of arms and thighsverified
Kerb CrawlernounMWEsomeone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other womenverified
Kernel modenounMWEUsed for execution of privileged instructions for the internal operation of the system. In kernel mode, there are no protections from errors or malicious activity and all parts of the system and memory are accessible.verified
Ketembilla TreenounMWEa small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberriesverified
Ketoacidosis-Resistant DiabetesnounMWEa mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Ketoacidosis-Resistant Diabetes MellitusnounMWEa mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Ketone BodynounMWEa ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the bodyverified
Ketosis-Resistant DiabetesnounMWEa mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Ketosis-Resistant Diabetes MellitusnounMWEa mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Kettle HolenounMWEin geology, a hollow -- typically filled by a lake -- that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial depositsverified
Key BundlenounMWEThe three cryptographic keys (Key1, Key2, Key3) that are used with a Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) mode.verified
key controlnounMWEA type of internal control designed to detect errors or fraud in financial statements.verified
Key Distribution CenternounMWECOMSEC facility generating and distributing key in electronic form.verified
Key EscrownounMWE1. The processes of managing (e.g., generating, storing, transferring, auditing) the two components of a cryptographic key by two key component holders. 2. A key recovery technique for storing knowledge of a cryptographic key, or parts thereof, in the custody of one or more third parties called "escrow agents," so that the key can be recovered and used in specified circumstances.verified
Key Escrow SystemnounMWEA system that entrusts the two components comprising a cryptographic key (e.g., a device unique key) to two key component holders (also called "escrow agents").verified
Key EstablishmentnounMWEThe process by which cryptographic keys are securely established among cryptographic modules using manual transport methods (e.g., key loaders), automated methods (e.g., key transport and/or key agreement protocols), or a combination of automated and manual methods (consists of key transport plus key agreement).verified
Key ExchangenounMWEProcess of exchanging public keys (and other information) in order to establish secure communications.verified
Key fobnounMWEA small portable device equipped with chip technology allowing the holder the ability to access network systems, such as those used for payments, and to store personal data.verified
Key Generation MaterialnounMWERandom numbers, pseudo-random numbers, and cryptographic parameters used in generating cryptographic keys.verified
Key ListnounMWEPrinted series of key settings for a specific cryptonet. Key lists may be produced in list, pad, or printed tape format.verified
Key LoadernounMWEA self-contained unit that is capable of storing at least one plaintext or encrypted cryptographic key or a component of a key that can be transferred, upon request, into a cryptographic module.verified
Key LoggernounMWEA program designed to record which keys are pressed on a computer keyboard used to obtain passwords or encryption keys and thus bypass other security measures.verified
Key ManagementnounMWEThe activities involving the handling of cryptographic keys and other related security parameters (e.g., IVs and passwords) during the entire life cycle of the keys, including their generation, storage, establishment, entry and output, and zeroization.verified
Key Management DevicenounMWEA unit that provides for secure electronic distribution of encryption keys to authorized users.verified
Key Management InfrastructurenounMWEAll parts – computer hardware, firmware, software, and other equipment and its documentation; facilities that house the equipment and related functions; and companion standards, policies, procedures, and doctrine that form the system that manages and supports the ordering and delivery of cryptographic material and related information products and services to users.verified
key pairnounMWETwo mathematically related keys having the properties that (1) one key can be used to encrypt a message that can only be decrypted using the other key, and 2) even knowing one key, it is computationally infeasible to discover the other key.verified