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Kbps: Kilobits per second - the standard measurement of modem speed.

Key phrases: Phrases you want associated with your website in search engines. Most people search for combinations of words rather than single words, and writing your list of keywords grouped into phrases can give you a search advantage.

Keywords: The words which best characterize your business and website. If you include them in the text of your website, search engines will associate them with your site, and return your site in searches for them.

Keyword weight: The number of a particular keyword in your document divided by the total number of words. Calculate it by copying the text of your website into your favorite word processor. Count the words, and count the keywords by using the Find/Replace option. Replace all your keywords with themselves, and the program will tell you how many there were.

Knowbie: A person who understands the finer details of computer networking.

Knowbie: An artificially intelligent computer program that automates the search for information on the Internet.

KWIM: Chat room abbreviation for "Know what I mean?"