PK
Foe's forced death
PK is an abbreviation with several meanings depending on context.
In gaming, it stands for player killer or player kill—someone who targets other players' characters or the act of doing so: Watch out for PKs in that zone.
In South Asian contexts, PK is an informal abbreviation for Pakistan.
In statistics and pharmacology, PK refers to pharmacokinetics—the study of how drugs move through the body.
In penalty kick contexts, especially soccer, PK denotes the decisive shot: The match went to PKs.
Net-defending player
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
- soccerField sport with goals
- footballField sport with goals
- foulOffensive or illegal
score · net · spot · referee · whistle · goalpost · crossbar · striker
Pakistan's seat of government
Human-versus-human game mode
- deathmatchCombat until elimination
- fragAttack with grenade
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
- combatArmed hostile engagement
multiplayer · arena · leaderboard · killstreak · headshot · elimination · gank · griefing
Shareable encryption component
- private keyConfidential decryption credential
- encryptionConverting data into code
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- RSAPublic-key encryption algorithm
SSH · SSL · TLS · certificate · asymmetric · digital signature · PKI · infrastructure
Process of taking in
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
goalkeeper
Net-defending player
foul · score · net · spot · referee · whistle · goalpost · crossbar · striker · save
Islamabad
Pakistan's seat of government
- KarachiPakistan's most populous city
- LahoreCapital of Pakistani Punjab
- PeshawarPakistani frontier city
Punjabi · Pashtun · Urdu · Pakistani · Indus · K2 · Himalayas
PvP
Human-versus-human game mode
- deathmatchCombat until elimination
- fragAttack with grenade
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
combat · multiplayer · arena · leaderboard · killstreak · headshot · elimination · gank · griefing · MMO
public key
Shareable encryption component
- private keyConfidential decryption credential
- encryptionConverting data into code
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
RSA · SSH · SSL · TLS · certificate · asymmetric · digital signature · PKI · infrastructure · algorithm
absorption
Process of taking in
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
bioavailability · half-life · clearance · dosing · drug
- sports slangalley-oop, buzzer beater, clutch, dunk, slam dunk
- Bollywooditem number, song and dance, dance numbers, masala, dream sequence
- clergy familyfirst lady
- machine gunsmachine gun, light machine gun, heavy machine gun, LMG, Vickers
- MUDsMUD, mudding, text adventure, rooms, zones
- Telekinesistelekinesis, psychokinesis, mind over matter, levitation, spoon bending