"TK" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Phonetic initialism, with "TK" chosen over "TC" because scarcely any English words contain the sequence "tk," making it easily searchable. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} TK (not comparable)
  1. (publishing) Abbreviation of to come. (used as a placeholder for information to be filled in before publication) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: to come (extra: used as a placeholder for information to be filled in before publication) Categories (topical): Publishing
    Sense id: en-TK-en-adj-vZOo~mvv Topics: media, publishing

Noun

Etymology: Phonetic initialism, with "TK" chosen over "TC" because scarcely any English words contain the sequence "tk," making it easily searchable. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} TK
  1. Initialism of transitional kindergarten. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: transitional kindergarten
    Sense id: en-TK-en-noun-bNJ6TDNG

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