"MKV" meaning in English

See MKV in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} MKV
  1. Initialism of Multiple Kill Vehicle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Multiple Kill Vehicle
    Sense id: en-MKV-en-name-1hErjfbK

Noun

Forms: MKVs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MKV (plural MKVs)
  1. Short for Matroska Video, a multimedia container format. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Matroska Video (extra: a multimedia container format)
    Sense id: en-MKV-en-noun--1h~Ge12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64

Inflected forms

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