Ken
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Ken or KEN may refer to:
  • Ken (県) meaning "prefecture
    Prefecture
    A prefecture is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.-Antiquity:...

    " in Japanese - see Prefectures of Japan
    Prefectures of Japan
    The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 subnational jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "circuit" , Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures , Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures . In Japanese, they are commonly referred to as...

  • Ken (film)
    Ken (film)
    is a 1964 Japanese film directed by Kenji Misumi. From a screenplay by Kazuro Funabashi, based upon the short story Ken by Yukio Mishima.-Synopsis:...

    , 1964 Japanese film
  • Kèn (musical instrument)
    Kèn (musical instrument)
    The kèn is an instrument used in traditional Vietnamese music. It has a double reed and a conical wooden body. It produces a powerful and penetrating high-pitched sound, similar to the Chinese suona, the Korean taepyeongso, and the Persian/Indian shehnai.The best-known player of the kèn is perhaps...

     from Vietnam
  • Komisja Edukacji Narodowej
    Komisja Edukacji Narodowej
    The Commission of National Education was the central educational authority in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, created by the Sejm and king Stanisław August Poniatowski on October 14, 1773...

    , Polish National Board of Education
  • In the Scots Language
    Scots language
    Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted...

    , "ken" means "know".
  • Ken River
    Ken River
    The Ken River is one the major rivers of the Bundelkhand region of central India, and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh...

     in India

Technology

  • Kernel
    Kernel (computing)
    In computing, the kernel is the main component of most computer operating systems; it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources...

     Event Notification, functionality of the Unix
    Unix
    Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...

     operating system
  • KEN!, e-mail server and web-proxy software by AVM GmbH
    AVM GmbH
    AVM is a German electronics company founded in 1986 in Berlin, that produces DSL, ISDN, Wireless and VoIP products. It had sales of € 240 million in 2006 with 460 employees. It is the producer of the popular FRITZ!Box series.-Products :...

  • Ken (architecture)
    Ken (architecture)
    A is a measurement in Japanese architecture. It has two principal uses:* As a proportion for intervals between the pillars of traditional-style buildings. The word is translated in this case in English as "bay". Traditional buildings usually measure an odd number of bays, for example 3×3 or 5×5...

     (間), Japanese unit of measurement and proportion

People

  • Ken (name)
    Ken (name)
    Ken is a masculine given name. It is used either as a given name or as a short form of names starting with "Ken"...

    , list of people named Ken
  • Thomas Ken
    Thomas Ken
    Thomas Ken was an English cleric who was considered the most eminent of the English non-juring bishops, and one of the fathers of modern English hymnology.-Early life:...

    , 17th century English cleric and hymnwriter
  • Ken Bryl Seares, - a great programmer of his time also he is "gwapo".

See also

  • Kenneth
    Kenneth
    -Origin:It is an anglicized form of either the Pictish name Ciniod or the Goidelic name Cináed, often thought to mean "fire-head" or "born of fire" , but ultimately derives from a shared prototype with Kennedy; Cunedagius, originally Cornish --after which was carried north to Valentia and borne by...

    , includes a list of people named Kenneth or Ken
  • Kenny
    Kenny
    Kenny is an Irish family surname, an anglicisation of the Irish Ó Cionnaith, sometimes spelled Ó Cionnaoith.One bearer of the name was Cainnech of Aghaboe, better known in English as Saint Canice - a sixth century Irish priest and missionary, after whom the city and county of Kilkenny is also named...

    , includes a list of people named Kenny
  • Kendall
    Kendall
    - Places :Australia* Kendall, New South WalesUnited States* - Places :Australia* [[Kendall, New South Wales]]United States* - Places :Australia* [[Kendall, New South Wales]]United States* [[Kendall, Elliott* AUTHER [[Kendall, Kansas]]...

    , includes a list of people named Kendall
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