Ken : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ken	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for Ken
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ken n range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken" Synonym(s): cognizance, ken the range of vision; "out of sight of land" Synonym(s): sight, ken
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ken \Ken\, n. [Perh. from kennel.] A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ken \Ken\, n. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kenned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kenning}.] [OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth. kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan. [root]45. See {Can} to be able, {Know}.] 1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.] 2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.] [bd]We ken them from afar.[b8] --Addison 'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ken \Ken\, v. i. To look around. [Obs.] --Burton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ken \Ken\, n. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. [bd]Beyond his ken.[b8] --Longfellow. Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension. --South. It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men. --Trench.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
ken /ken/ n. 1. [Unix] Ken Thompson, principal inventor of Unix. In the early days he used to hand-cut distribution tapes, often with a note that read "Love, ken". Old-timers still use his first name (sometimes uncapitalized, because it's a login name and mail address) in third-person reference; it is widely understood (on Usenet, in particular) that without a last name `Ken' refers only to Ken Thompson. Similarly, Dennis without last name means Dennis Ritchie (and he is often known as dmr). See also {demigod}, {{Unix}}. 2. A flaming user. This was originated by the Software Support group at Symbolics because the two greatest flamers in the user community were both named Ken.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ken /ken/ 1. {Ken Thompson} 2. A flaming user. This was originated by the Software Support group at {Symbolics} because the two greatest flamers in the user community were both named Ken. [{Jargon File}]