k-line

See also: kline and Kline

English

Alternative forms

• K-line, K-Line
• kline, Kline, KLine
• k:line, K:line, K:Line
• k:-line

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: kāʹlīn', IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪˌlaɪn/

Noun

k-line (plural k-lines)

1. (IRC) The line in an IRCd configuration file that records the hostname of a banned user
2. (Asia, finance) A style of financial chart used to describe price movements of a security, derivative, or currency

Synonyms

• (IRC configuration line): kill line
• (financial chart style): candlestick chart

Verb

k-line (third-person singular simple present k-lines, present participle k-lining, simple past and past participle k-lined)

1. (transitive, IRC) To ban a user from a server

See also

• g-line
• jupe

Anagrams

• Elkin, Klein, Klien, inkle, lekin, liken