Glossary: Letter K

A lightweight, certified Kubernetes distribution designed for resource-constrained environments such as edge computing, IoT, and development workstations. K3s packages Kubernetes into a single binary...

Keyhole Markup Language: an XML-based format for geographic annotation and visualization in Google Earth and other GIS applications.

Compressed KML: a ZIP archive containing a KML file and its referenced resources (images, models) for portable geographic data sharing.

A type of surveillance software or hardware that records every keystroke made on a computer. Keyloggers can be used maliciously to capture passwords, credit card numbers, and other sensitive informati...

Apple Keynote Presentation: the native presentation format for Apple's Keynote application. Known for polished animations and cinematic transitions.

A modern, statically typed programming language developed by JetBrains that runs on the JVM and compiles to JavaScript or native code. Kotlin is the preferred language for Android development and offe...

An open-source container orchestration platform originally developed by Google that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. Kubernetes groups containers into l...

YAML configuration files defining Kubernetes resources (pods, services, deployments, configmaps) for container orchestration at scale.

A Kubernetes-native configuration management tool built into kubectl that allows users to customize YAML manifests without modifying the original files. Kustomize uses overlays and patches to manage e...