SK
Translingual
Symbol
SK
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Slovakia since 1993.
- (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Sikkim from 1974 to 1975.
Usage notes
In relation to its use for Sikkim, the code was deprecated in favour of IN upon the country's annexation by India.
English
Phrase
SK
- (TDD) Initialism of stop keying/stop key, indicating a desire to end the conversation.
- [1974 December, Leo Dicker, “Suggested Procedures for Using Telecommunication Devices”, in Jess M. Smith, editor, The Deaf American, volume 27, number 4, page 9:
- When either of the two people is ready to end the conversation, this is done by typing at the end of a sentence—“SK OR GA” (stop key or go ahead).]
- [2002, “Calling & Answering”, in Using Your Superprint PRO80 LVD, 1st edition, Ultratec, page 20:
- GA OR SK "go ahead or stop keying"]
Derived terms
Proper noun
SK
French
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeske/, [ˈes.ke]
Noun
SK (plural SK-SK, informal 1st possessive SKku, 2nd possessive SKmu, 3rd possessive SKnya)
- (Malaysia, education) Initialism of sekolah kebangsaan (“state school; public school”, literally “national school”)
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔeskej/, [ˈʔɛs.kɛɪ̯]
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