Definitions
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- noun IRC The
line in an IRCdconfiguration file that records thehostname of abanned user - verb transitive, IRC To
ban auser from aserver
Etymologies
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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
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Examples
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He added: "We got the the people who run Freenode to actually k-line each other," a reference to the process of banning a user from an IRC server for spamming or other inappropriate actions.
XSReviews - our news 2010
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• Force K on Engine is used on Engine controllers that have a choice of using CAN-Bus or k-line for diagnostics, such as the Mk5
Recently Uploaded Slideshows guestc0ba62 2010
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There should be option to not display the magnet links ... k-line - 11-17 09: 14
The Pirate Bay - Blog TPB 2009
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(network operators) were tricked into visiting infected blogs, which forced them to k-line
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