Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

k-line

/ˈkeɪˌlaɪn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
k--line
IPA
/ˈkeɪˌlaɪn/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The line in an IRCd configuration file that records the hostname of a banned user

noun

A style of financial chart used to describe price movements of a security, derivative, or currency

verb

To ban a user from a server

Transitive verb

Etymology

Short for kill line, and refers to the line in an IRC daemon's configuration file, prefixed with a k, that records a user's hostname to prevent further access to the server

Usage

Inflected Forms

k-lines (plural) kline (alternative) k:line (alternative) k:-line (alternative) k-lines (present, singular) k-lining (participle, present) k-lined (participle, past) k-lined (past)

Phrases

g-line Q-line

Frequently Paired Words

g-line Q-line jupe

Synonyms

kill line candlestick chart

Questions

How do you pronounce k-line?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeɪˌlaɪn/.
What does k-line mean?
The line in an IRCd configuration file that records the hostname of a banned user
Where does k-line come from?
Short for kill line, and refers to the line in an IRC daemon's configuration file, prefixed with a k, that records a user's hostname to prevent further access to the server

How to pronounce k-line

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