kilo-

CIDE DICTIONARY

kilo-pref. [F. kilo-. See Kilogram.].
     A combining form used to signify thousand in forming the names of units of measurement; as, kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt, etc.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

kilo-, comb. form denoting a factor of 1,000 (esp. in metric units).

Usage
Abbr.: k, or K in Computing.
Etymology
F f. Gk khilioi thousand

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