Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

pk

abbreviation
pee-kay
Definition
A common abbreviation that can stand for various terms including ‘player killer’ in gaming contexts or ‘public key’ in cryptography.
Examples
  • In the online game, he was known as a notorious pk.
  • The encryption system uses a pk to secure data.
Meaning
The term pk is often used in online gaming to refer to a player who kills other players, as well as in technology to denote a type of key used in encryption.
Synonyms
  • player killer
  • public key