What does the 'k' prefix indicate in Apple's APIs?

Question

I've run across many examples of Core Foundation variables named k + someVariableNameHere or k + APILibraryName(2Char) + someVariableNameHere. What does this prefix K indicate?

Examples include:

kGLPFAStereo
kCollectionLockBit
kSetDebugOption

user_72247 · Answer

The k means constant in hungarian notation... see Lower case "k" in Cocoa.

1800_INFORMATION_3146 · Answer

This is a naming convention from the early days of macintosh programming. It indicates a constant.

What does the 'k' prefix indicate in Apple's APIs?

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