Kit
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Animals
- kit, a young ferretFerretThe ferret is a domesticated mammal of the type Mustela putorius furo. Ferrets are sexually dimorphic predators with males being substantially larger than females. They typically have brown, black, white, or mixed fur...
- a short form of kittenKittenA kitten is a juvenile domesticated cat.The young of big cats are called cubs rather than kittens. Either term may be used for the young of smaller wild felids such as ocelots, caracals, and lynx, but "kitten" is usually more common for these species....
, a young cat - Kit foxKit FoxThe kit fox is a fox species of North America. Its range is primarily in the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico. Some mammalogists classify it as conspecific with the swift fox, V. velox, but molecular systematics imply that the two species are distinct.-Range:The...
, a relatively common North American fox - Kit, a group of domestic pigeonDomestic PigeonThe Domestic Pigeon was derived from the Rock Pigeon. The Rock Pigeon is the world's oldest domesticated bird. Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets mention the domestication of pigeons more than 5,000 years ago, as do Egyptian hieroglyphics.Research suggests that domestication of pigeons was as early as...
s trained to perform together in competitions
Companies and organisations
- Kanazawa Institute of TechnologyKanazawa Institute of Technologyis an institution of higher learning in Japan. It is often called KIT, or for short.It is known for its unique educational policy that attaches importance to initiative of students...
, a Japanese technology and engineering college - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyThe Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is a German academic research and education institution with university status resulting from a merger of the university and the research center of the city of Karlsruhe. The university, also known as Fridericiana, was founded in 1825...
, a German research university - Kingston Interactive Television, a digital television service formerly provided by Kingston Communications
- KIT (AM)KIT (AM)KIT is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format to the Yakima, Washington, USA area. The station is licensed to GAP Broadcasting Yakima License, LLC and owned by Townsquare Media...
, a radio station in Yakima, Washington - Kunst im TunnelKunst im TunnelKunst im Tunnel or KIT is a contemporary art museum in Düsseldorf. It is the new exhibition space of Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, located within the Rheinufertunnel - hence the name. It has an underground exhibition area of 850m²....
, a museum of contemporary art in Düsseldorf - Kyoto Institute of TechnologyKyoto Institute of TechnologyKyoto Institute of Technology in Kyoto, Japan is a Japanese national university established in 1949. History of the Institute extends back to two schools, Kyoto Craft High School and Kyoto Sericulture Training School Kyoto Institute of Technology (京都工芸繊維大学, Kyōto Kōgei Sen'i Daigaku) in Kyoto,...
, a Japanese technology and engineering college
Music
- Drum kitDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, a collection of drums, cymbals, etc. arranged for convenient playing - Kit violinKit violinThe kit violin, dancing master's kit, or kit , is a stringed musical instrument. It is essentially a very small violin, designed to fit in a pocket — hence its other common name, the pochette...
, a small stringed musical instrument - "KIT", a song by Ubiquitous Synergy SeekerUbiquitous Synergy SeekerUbiquitous Synergy Seeker is a musical duo that began working out of Parkdale, a neighbourhood situated in the west end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
Sport
- Kit (rugby football), the standard equipment and attire worn by players in rugby football
- Kit (association football), the standard equipment and attire worn by players in association football
Technology
- Software development kitSoftware development kitA software development kit is typically a set of software development tools that allows for the creation of applications for a certain software package, software framework, hardware platform, computer system, video game console, operating system, or similar platform.It may be something as simple...
, a set of tools to create an application - Electronic kit, an assembly kit for any electronic equipment, including a computer
- Kernel for Intelligent Communication Terminals (KIT), a communications protocol for the German BildschirmtextBildschirmtextBildschirmtext was a V.23 online service launched in West Germany in 1983 by the Deutsche Bundespost, the German postal service. Btx originally required special hardware, which had to be bought or rented from the post office...
videotex system - Kit lensKit lensA kit lens is a "starter" lens which can be sold with an interchangeable-lens camera such as a single-lens reflex camera. The kit consists of the camera body, the lens, and various accessories usually necessary to get started in SLR photography. A kit lens can be sold by itself; ie; not in a kit...
, a low-end SLR camera lens
Other
- KIT (gene), a gene
- Body hygiene kitBody hygiene kitA body hygiene kit is a small container which holds body hygiene/toiletry products for a trip lasting one night or more...
, a small bag for storing bathroom and toiletry items for travel - First aid kitFirst aid kitA first aid kit is a collection of supplies and equipment for use in giving first aid, and can put together for the purpose , or purchased complete...
, a collection of supplies and equipment for use in giving first aid - Kit Fisto, a fictional Star Wars character
- Plastic kitPlastic modelthumb|300px||4-year-old boy starts painting a plastic model he has assembled of the South Goodwin LightshipPlastic models, often called scale models, are models manufactured as kits which are assembled by hobbyists, and intended for static display....
, a model supplied as individual parts of moulded plastic for assembly by hobbyists - Press kitPress kitA press kit, often referred to as a media kit in business environments, is a pre-packaged set of promotional materials of a person, company, or organization distributed to members of the media for promotional use...
, a pre-packaged set of promotional materials of a person, company, or organization
See also
- Kit's CotyKit's CotyKit's Coty is a small village on the slopes of Blue Bell Hill between Maidstone and Rochester in the English county of Kent.It is named after the nearby Neolithic chamber tomb of Kit's Coty House and overlooks the valley of the River Medway. The A229 road runs next to the village....
, a small village in the English county of Kent - KITTKITTKITT is the short name of two fictional characters from the adventure TV series Knight Rider. While having the same acronym, the KITTs are two different entities: one known as the Knight Industries Two Thousand, which appeared in the original TV series Knight Rider, and the other as the Knight...
, two fictional characters from the adventure TV series Knight Rider