Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations - IIUSA

KHz - The abbreviation for kilohertz or 1,000 cycles per second.
KIF - Knowledge Interchange Format
KLOC - thousand lines of code
KM - knowledge management
km - kilometer
Km/h - kilometers per hour
KMC - key management center
KMI - Key Management Infrastructure
KMP - key management plan
KOK - key operating key
KPC - Kernal Platform Compliance (DOD)
KPI - kernel programming interface
KPTC - KG patch
KQML - Knowledge Query and Manipulation
KRA - Key Recovery Alliance
KRC - Key Recovery Center
KRF - Key Recovery Field
KRS - knowledge retrieval system
KSD - Key Storage Device
KTS - key telephone system
KU - commercial SHF frequency band
kVA - kilovolt ampere
KVG - key variable generators
KVM - keyboard/video/mouse
KVM - key variable management
kW - kilowatt
KY - voice encryption/decryption device
L - length
L/L - long local
L2F - Layer Two Forwarding
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L2TP - Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
LA - line amplifier
LAB - logic array block
LAD-GNSS - local area differential global navigation satellite system
LAN (Local Area Network) - A type of high-speed data
communications arrangement wherein all segments of the
transmission medium (typically coaxial cable, twisted-pair wire or
optical fiber) are in an office or campus environment under the
control of the network operator.
LANACS - local area network asynchronous connection server
LANE - local area network emulation
LANET - Lucent Limitless ATM Network
LANTDIS - Atlantic Command deployable intelligence terminal
LAPB - link access procedure balanced (protocol)
LAPD - link access procedure direct (protocol)
LAPM - link access procedure for modems
LAS - local area system
LASINT - Laser Intelligence
LAT - local access terminal
LATA - Local Access and Transport Area. The area within which
calls are routed by your Local Exchange Carrier (LEC). Under the
divestiture of the Bell System calls going outside of this area must
be handled by an Interexchange carrier (IEC). With the latest
round of de-regulation the usual IEC companies are being
allowed to compete in the IntraLATA long distance market and
LECs are beginning to be permitted to handle InterLATA calls.
Latching Loopback - A (more) complex method of implementing
network loop-in. A complex sequence of NCCs and specific data
patterns controls implementation and release of a latching
loopback. Latching loopback requires a specific NCC to release or
"unlatch" the loop-in, whereas "nonlatching" loopback is released
when the network side stops transmitting the loopback code. A
latching loopback provides a means to perform more thorough
testing because any data pattern can be transmitted between the
time the loop-in is "latched" and "unlatched," whereas nonlatching
loopback requires that loopback code be transmitted every other
byte. Also see nonlatching loopback.
LAW - local authority workstation
LAW - light antitank weapon
LAWN - local area wireless network
lb - pound
LB - local battery
LBA - logical block addressing
LBO - line built out
LBS - local base station
lbs - pounds
LBSS - lightweight battlefield surveillance system
LBT - listen before talk
LBT1 - limited bandwidth T1
LBX - low bandwidth X
LC - line concentrator
LCB - line circuit board
LCC - Land Component Commander
LCC - local control center
LCC - logic control cell
LCC - amphibious command ship
LCC - link communications circuit
LCCES - light contingency communications extension switch
LCCP - light contingency communications package
LCCPS - light contingency communications parent switch
LCCS - Life Cycle Contractor Support (For C4I)
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
LCDL - low cost data link
LCES - line conditioning equipment scanner
LCMS - Local COMSEC Management System
LCP - link control protocol
LCR - least-cost routing
LCS - large complex systems
LCSE - life cycle software engineering
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