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.. _glossary-k:
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Memory Management Glossary: K
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.. include:: alphabet.txt
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.. glossary::
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kB
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.. see:: :term:`kilobyte`.
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keyword argument
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An argument to a function call that's identified by an
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associated keyword rather than by its position in the argument
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list.
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.. mps:specific::
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Keyword arguments are passed to functions in the MPS
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interface as arrays of structures of type
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:c:type:`mps_arg_s`. See :ref:`topic-keyword`.
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kilobyte
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.. aka:: *kB*.
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A kilobyte is 1024 :term:`bytes (1)`.
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See :term:`byte (1)` for general information on this and
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related quantities.
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The standard abbreviation is "kB", but "KB" is often used by
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people unfamiliar with the metric system.
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