Kill-Bit
A term used to describe an Internet Explorer feature designed to close security holes. A Kill-Bit (also called killbit) is an instruction to the browser to never use a specific piece of ActiveX control software. It’s common for Microsoft security bulletins to include Kill-Bits to disable individual ActiveX controls.
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Abbreviation for kilohertz. A unit of measurement of frequency, also known as cycles per second. One kiloHertz (kHz) is equal to 1,000 Hertz (Hz) or 1,000 cycles per second.