Ko

Ko or KO may refer to:

Film and television

• Ko (film), a Tamil action movie directed by K.V. Anand released in April 2011
• Keith Olbermann, American broadcaster and the host of Current TV's Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Music

• KO (musician), a Canadian musician who plays a fusion of hip hop and folk music
• Karen O, Lead singer of the rock group "Yeah Yeah Yeahs"

Fictional characters

• Kou Uraki of Gundam 0083
• Koh of Sorcerer Hunters

Sports

• Ko Simpson, a professional American football player for the Buffalo Bills
• Knockout, in martial arts and boxing
• Strikeout, in baseball, traditionally abbreviated KO or K
• Kickoff, in American football

Places

• Ko Mountain, the second highest peak in Sikhote-Alin
• Ko, Lamphun, Thailand

Language

• Ko (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana こ and コ
• the ISO 639 alpha-2 code for the Korean language

Science

• Gene knockout, in molecular biology
• Knowledge Organization, an academic journal published by the International Society for Knowledge Organization

Computers

• Kilooctet, a unit of information or computer storage
• Loadable kernel module file extension

Other uses

• Ko rule, in the board game Go
• Ko (Korean name), korean surname
• Ko, an ancient Chinese weapon also known as a dagger-axe in English
• KO Transmission, an interstate natural gas pipeline company
• the IATA airline designator for Alaska Central Express
• the stock ticker symbol for Coke, also Corporate Internet Domain KO.com The Coca-Cola Company
• Knight Online, an online role-playing game
• Knock-Off, a counterfeit product
• the Kemetic Orthodoxy religion
• Contracting Officer - US government contract point of contact. Acronym KO instead of CO is used not to be confused with Commanding Officer
• Ronkonkoma (LIRR station), a train station in Ronkonkoma, New York

See also

• Kayo (disambiguation)