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		praptak on July 14, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: How much do you make as a programmer? What is this "K"? The prefix for thousand is "k" and if asking about money it would be nice to specify the currency.

Goladus on July 14, 2011 | [–]

It's careless, but the currency is almost certainly USD.

cpeterso on July 14, 2011 | [–]

K for clams, perhaps? :)

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