The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kilo \Ki"lo\, n.; pl. Kilos. [F.]
An abbreviation of Kilogram.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kilo- \Kil"o-\pref. [F. kilo-. See Kilogram.]
A combining form used to signify thousand in forming the
names of units of measurement; as, kilogram, kilometer,
kilowatt, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Kilogram
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
prefix
atto-
exa-
femto-
giga-
kilo-
mega-
micro-
milli-
peta-
pico-
tera-
yocto-
yotta-
zepto
zetta-
1. An SI prefix used to multiply the value of an SI
(Système International) unit by some power of ten.
2. In mathematics or programming, a
prefix operator is one that is written before its operand. In
a programming language using prefix notation, all operators
are prefix operators.
(2014-07-08)
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
kilo-
pref.
[SI] See quantifiers.