J–K-L

kilobit (Kb)

1000 bits. This is a standard transmission-rate unit for dialup modems when referred to over a portion of time such as kilobits per second (Kbps).

kilobyte (KB)

1024 bytes.

LAN (local-area network)

A small network within a house, department, or business.

loss

A measure of communication link quality, by measuring the number or percentage of packets that are lost between their origination point and destination.

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