k-line

See also: kline and Kline

English

Alternative forms

• K-line, K-Line
• kline, Kline, KLine
• k:line, K:line, K:Line
• k:-line

Etymology

Short for kill line, and refers to the line in an IRC daemon's configuration file, prefixed with a k, that records a user's hostname to prevent further access to the server

Pronunciation

• enPR: kāʹlīn', IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪˌlaɪn/

Noun

k-line (plural k-lines)

1. (IRC) The line in an IRCd configuration file that records the hostname of a banned user

Synonyms

• kill line

Verb

1. (transitive, IRC) To ban a user from a server

See also

• g-line
• jupe

Anagrams

• Elkin, Klein, inkle, lekin, liken