Ken
Encyclopedia
Ken or KEN may refer to:
- Ken (県) meaning "prefecturePrefectureA prefecture is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.-Antiquity:...
" in Japanese - see Prefectures of JapanPrefectures of JapanThe prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 subnational jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "circuit" , Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures , Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures . In Japanese, they are commonly referred to as... - Ken (film)Ken (film)is a 1964 Japanese film directed by Kenji Misumi. From a screenplay by Kazuro Funabashi, based upon the short story Ken by Yukio Mishima.-Synopsis:...
, 1964 Japanese film - Kèn (musical instrument)Kèn (musical instrument)The kèn is an instrument used in traditional Vietnamese music. It has a double reed and a conical wooden body. It produces a powerful and penetrating high-pitched sound, similar to the Chinese suona, the Korean taepyeongso, and the Persian/Indian shehnai.The best-known player of the kèn is perhaps...
from Vietnam - Komisja Edukacji NarodowejKomisja Edukacji NarodowejThe Commission of National Education was the central educational authority in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, created by the Sejm and king Stanisław August Poniatowski on October 14, 1773...
, Polish National Board of Education - In the Scots LanguageScots languageScots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted...
, "ken" means "know". - Ken RiverKen RiverThe Ken River is one the major rivers of the Bundelkhand region of central India, and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh...
in India
Technology
- KernelKernel (computing)In computing, the kernel is the main component of most computer operating systems; it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources...
Event Notification, functionality of the UnixUnixUnix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
operating system - KEN!, e-mail server and web-proxy software by AVM GmbHAVM GmbHAVM is a German electronics company founded in 1986 in Berlin, that produces DSL, ISDN, Wireless and VoIP products. It had sales of € 240 million in 2006 with 460 employees. It is the producer of the popular FRITZ!Box series.-Products :...
- Ken (architecture)Ken (architecture)A is a measurement in Japanese architecture. It has two principal uses:* As a proportion for intervals between the pillars of traditional-style buildings. The word is translated in this case in English as "bay". Traditional buildings usually measure an odd number of bays, for example 3×3 or 5×5...
(間), Japanese unit of measurement and proportion
People
- Ken (name)Ken (name)Ken is a masculine given name. It is used either as a given name or as a short form of names starting with "Ken"...
, list of people named Ken - Thomas KenThomas KenThomas Ken was an English cleric who was considered the most eminent of the English non-juring bishops, and one of the fathers of modern English hymnology.-Early life:...
, 17th century English cleric and hymnwriter - Ken Bryl Seares, - a great programmer of his time also he is "gwapo".
See also
- KennethKenneth-Origin:It is an anglicized form of either the Pictish name Ciniod or the Goidelic name Cináed, often thought to mean "fire-head" or "born of fire" , but ultimately derives from a shared prototype with Kennedy; Cunedagius, originally Cornish --after which was carried north to Valentia and borne by...
, includes a list of people named Kenneth or Ken - KennyKennyKenny is an Irish family surname, an anglicisation of the Irish Ó Cionnaith, sometimes spelled Ó Cionnaoith.One bearer of the name was Cainnech of Aghaboe, better known in English as Saint Canice - a sixth century Irish priest and missionary, after whom the city and county of Kilkenny is also named...
, includes a list of people named Kenny - KendallKendall- Places :Australia* Kendall, New South WalesUnited States* - Places :Australia* [[Kendall, New South Wales]]United States* - Places :Australia* [[Kendall, New South Wales]]United States* [[Kendall, Elliott* AUTHER [[Kendall, Kansas]]...
, includes a list of people named Kendall