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- kanji
- A graphic character set consisting of symbols used in Japanese ideographic alphabets, typically represented by 2 bytes.
- KBD$
- Character-device name reserved for the keyboard.
- kernel
- # The part of an operating system that performs basic functions, such as allocating hardware resources.
- # A program that can run under different operating system environments.
- kerning
- The design of graphic characters so that their character boxes overlap, allowing toned picture elements (pels) of the character to appear outside the character cell. Used to space text proportionally.
- Note
- Kerning allows character boxes to overlap and characters to run together, so that characters can be designed for cursive languages, ligatures, or any other kind of character that requires more than one character box. It also allows for design of proportional-spaced fonts. By overlapping character boxes, characters can be placed closer together, or they can be placed farther apart by using overlapped blank character boxes.
- keyboard accelerator
- A keystroke that generates a command message for an application.
- keyboard augmentation
- A function that enables a user to press a keyboard key while pressing a mouse button.
- keyboard focus
- A temporary attribute of a window. The window that has a keyboard focus receives all keyboard input until the focus changes to a different window.
- Keys help
- In SAA Common User Access architecture, a help action that provides a listing of the application keys and their assigned functions.