KIO (disambiguation)
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KIO may refer to one of the following.
- KIOKIOKIO is part of the KDE architecture. It provides access to files, web sites and other resources through a single consistent API. Applications, such as Konqueror which are written using this framework can operate on files stored on remote servers in exactly the same way as they operate on those...
(KDE Input/Output), part of the KDE architecture. - Kachin Independence OrganisationKachin Independence OrganisationThe Kachin Independence Organization is a political organization of Kachins in Burma which effectively controlled the Kachin State during 1960s-1990s until the 1994 cease-fire with the Myanmar government...
- Keep Ireland OpenKeep Ireland OpenKeep Ireland Open is a voluntary campaign organisation established to promote access to the Irish countryside and walkways. Founded in 1994, its current chairman is former Green Party TD, Roger Garland. The group believes Irish legislation protecting rights-of-way and access to recreational use of...
, an organisation that campaigns for open access to the Irish countryside - Kuwait Investment Office, the branch office of KIAKuwait Investment AuthorityThe Kuwait Investment Authority is Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund , managing body, specializing in local and foreign investment...
in the City of London
- Kio, stage name of a Soviet magician dynasty
- Emil KioEmil KioEmil Teodorovich Kio, born Emil Teodorovich Girshfeld-Renard was Soviet illusionist, People's Artist of the RSFSR.His sons, Igor Kio and Emil Kio, Jr., had become famous Soviet magicians as well.-References:...
- Emil Kio, Jr.
- Igor KioIgor KioIgor Kio was a Russian illusionist with the Russian Circus Association. A member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, he won numerous awards including People's Artist of the Russian Federation and an Oscar from Belgium.Igor was born into a family of circus performers, to another noted...
- Emil Kio
- KiohKiohis one of the seven titles in Japanese professional shogi . The word means the king of shogi. The tournament started in 1974 and was promoted to a title tournament in 1975. Championship match is held in February and March.The challenger for the title is determined by 1st and 2nd preliminary rounds...
(Kiō), one of seven titles in Japanese professional shogiShogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan... - Shimoku KioShimoku Kiois a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga Genshiken, which was originally serialized in the Afternoon Magazine. It was later published in Japan by Kodansha, which produces Afternoon Magazine, and by Del Rey in the United States...
, a Japanese manga artist - Kio, an abbreviation of KibioctetOctet (computing)An octet is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that consists of eight bits. The term is often used when the term byte might be ambiguous, as there is no standard for the size of the byte.-Overview:...
, a unit of information or computer storage