Word list — K

kebab

Verdict: avoid

Don’t use food items to name UI control types. Use overflow menu or more options menu.

• Alternatives: kabob, kebab menu, kabob menu
• Replacements: overflow menu, more options menu

kebab case

Verdict: avoid

When the naming style must be named, use dash case as a noun, or dash-case as a modifier.

• Alternatives: kabob case, kebab-case, kabob-case
• Replacements: dash case, dash-case

key

Verdict: restricted

Only use as a noun, and state the key type because by itself, key can be ambiguous.

kill

Verdict: restricted

Use an alternative, such as stop, exit, cancel, or end. Only use kill as a direct reference to a command name.

• Replacements: stop, exit, cancel, end