"KLOC" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkeɪlɒk/ Forms: KLOCs [plural]
Etymology: From k (“thousand”) + LOC (“lines of code”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|k|LOC|t1=thousand|t2=lines of code}} k (“thousand”) + LOC (“lines of code”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} KLOC (plural KLOCs)
  1. (computing, programming) Abbreviation of thousand lines of code. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: thousand lines of code Categories (topical): Computing, Programming

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