No. 6,680 in French
ko
"Ko" is the French abbreviation for "kilooctet," meaning kilobyte (a unit of digital information).
In a sentence
Ce fichier est très grand, il fait 250 ko.
This file is very large, it is 250 kilobytes.
In this sentence, 'ko' is an abbreviation for 'kilobyte', used in computing to indicate file size.
Après son accident, il est resté un moment ko.
After his accident, he was knocked out for a while.
In this sentence, 'ko' is used figuratively to indicate a state of being incapacitated or unconscious.
Le boxeur a mis son adversaire ko au second round.
The boxer knocked out his opponent in the second round.
In this sentence, 'ko' represents 'knockout', originating from boxing terminology, meaning defeating an opponent by rendering them unable to continue.
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