Kerberos password
Definition: A highly encrypted code that protects confidential or secure information from being accessed by unauthorized users. Need another definition?
Key Data Element Code (KEY)
Definition: An indicator that identifies key and mandatory data within a data table. The indicators are "P" , primary key, "F", foreign key, "U", unique data element, or "M", mandatory, non-identifying data element. Key and unique data element data cannot have ...
Keychain drive
Definition: Also known as flash drives. Need another definition?
Kilobyte (KB)
Definition: An amount of storage equivalent to 1,024 bytes, or about 1,000 characters of information. Need another definition?
Knowledge Management
Definition: Knowledge management is a systematic process for identifying, capturing, organizing, sharing, transferring, adapting, and using data, information, knowledge, and best practices that exist in organizations. What This Means: The estimate from businesses is that only 20% of all valuable knowledge is ...
KPI (Key Performance Indicator)
Definition: Key performance indicators are those metrics by which we judge the effectiveness and success of both processes and outcomes. What This Means: Adding the word “key” to this term emphasizes the importance of the indicator. Some education agencies use school improvement ...
Lagging Indicator
Definition: A lagging indicator is a measure of an outcome. What This Means: Lagging indicators come at the end of a process or program to measure success. They are also known as trailing indicators. A lagging indicator may be used as a ...
LAN (Local Area Network)
Definition: A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. What This Means: A LAN could connect users within a single school or within a school system’s central office. LANs provide more security than a broader network across locations might. Need ...
Laser Printer
Definition: A type of printer that uses a laser beam to produce an image on a drum. Laser printers produce high-quality print and are adept at printing graphics. They typically print about four to 20 pages of text per minute (ppm). ...
LCD
Definition: Liquid crystal display. A type of display used especially in small portable electronic devices (digital watches and clocks, cell phones, PDAs, etc.), laptop computers, and some flat-panel monitors and TVs. Need another definition?
