K9
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Working dogs
- An abbreviation and homophone of canine, such as:
- Police dogPolice dogA police dog, often referred to as a "K-9 dog" in some areas , is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel in their work...
- Guard dogGuard dogA guard dog, an attack dog or watch dog is a dog used to guard against, and watch for, unwanted or unexpected people or animals. The dog is discriminating so that it does not annoy or attack familiar people.-Barking:...
- Assistance dogs
- Police dog
Fictional dogs
- K-9 (Doctor Who)K-9 (Doctor Who)K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional robotic canines in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who, first appearing in 1977...
, the name of several robotic canines in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who - K9 Murphy, a mechanical dog in the Japanese television series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
- K-9 (Looney Tunes)K-9 (Looney Tunes)K-9 is a green cartoon Martian dog in the Warner Brother's Looney Tunes series of animated shorts. He is closely associated with Marvin the Martian as K-9 is Marvin's pet dog and sidekick in some Looney Tunes productions.-History:...
, Marvin the Martian's pet Martian dog in the Looney Tunes cartoon series from Warner Bros - K-9 (Transformers)
Machinery
- HMAS K9HMAS K9HMAS K9 was a submarine that served with the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.-Construction:...
, Australian submarine - K9 Thunder, 155 mm self-propelled artillery used by the Republic of Korea Armed Forces
- AMD K9AMD K9The AMD K9 represents a microarchitecture by AMD designed to replace the K8 processors, featuring dual-core processing.-Development:K9 appears originally to have been an ambitious 8 issue per clock cycle core redesign of the K7 or the K8 processor core...
, microprocessors - Kahr K9Kahr K9The Kahr K9 is a 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Kahr Arms in their Worcester, Massachusetts small arms facility. The K9 was introduced in 1995 and features a double action only trigger mechanism with a Locked breech recoil operated action...
, a 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistol manufactured by the American company Kahr Arms
Other
- K-9 (film)K-9 (film)K-9 is a 1989 American action comedy film starring James Belushi and Mel Harris. Directed by Rod Daniel and written by Steven Siegel and Scott Myers, it was produced by Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, and released by Universal City Studios...
, starring James Belushi - K-9 (Kansas highway)K-9 (Kansas highway)K-9 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway goes east–west through Kansas. It has its western terminus south of Dresden at an intersection with K-123 and an eastern terminus at its junction with U.S. Route 73 near Lancaster....
, a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas - K9 Web ProtectionK9 Web ProtectionK9 Web Protection is a desktop-based content-control software program created by Blue Coat Systems.The software operates without downloading a database to the desktop PC and instead looks to an Internet-based database. This means that the PC only needs a very small piece of code and the user can...
, Web content control software - K-9 Mail, a mail client for the Android (operating system), also called k9 or k9mail
- K9CopyK9copyK9Copy is a free, open source DVD backup and DVD authoring program for Unix-like operating systems such as GNU/Linux and BSD. Licensed under the GNU General Public License, K9Copy is free software.-Features:...
, a DVD backup and authoring program for Unix-like OSs (GNU/Linux and BSD) - KNIN-TVKNIN-TVKNIN-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Idaho's Treasure Valley licensed to Caldwell. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 10 from a transmitter at the Bogus Basin ski area summit in unincorporated Boise County. The station can also be seen on Cable One...
, the CW affiliate in Boise, Idaho that was known as K9 in the late 1990s - K-9 (missile), a long-range air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s
- K-9 (TV series) a British/Australian comedy/adventure series starring the same character as featured in Doctor Who as listed above.