12k

Short race distance

12k is shorthand for twelve thousand, using k from kilo- to represent a thousand.

Most often seen in discussions of money—salary, price, debt: The car sold for 12k.

The convention extends to any large number: 5k followers, 100k views.

In video and display technology, 12K refers to horizontal resolution of approximately 12,000 pixels.

file-size

resolution

Formal decision or determination

compressed · download · upload · bandwidth · storage · pixel · megabyte · thumbnail · web · optimized

running

race

Competition of speed

  • distanceSpace between two points
  • trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
  • ultraAdvocate of extreme measures

marathon · half-marathon · pace · endurance · mileage · weekly · monthly · goal · PR · personal-best

social-media

followers

People who support someone

audience · engagement · reach · viral · growth · creator · channel · threshold · monetization · fanbase

salary

income

Regular monetary receipts

earnings · wage · compensation · paycheck · job · entry-level · starting · gross · net · hourly

Opposites
race distance

12ksprint

Brief maximum-speed effort

100 meters · 100m · 100-meter dash · dash · 200 meters

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G