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kit - Transportation, Literature, Music, Programming, Zoology, Assembly, Sports, Other

A small violin, usually with four strings and a narrow body, in use from the 16th-c to the 19th-c, especially (though not exclusively) by dancing masters.

Kit may refer to:

Transportation

Body kit, collection of exterior modifications to a car Hush kit, device for reducing noise from an engine Kit car, automobile that is available in kit form

Literature

Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (1564-1593), English playwright Kit Pedler, television writer Kit-Cat Club, an 18th Century Whig literary club

Music

Drum kit, collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing Kit Chan, the pioneer generation of Singaporean singers to successfully break into the international market Kit Lambert, record producer Kit violin, a small stringed musical instrument Yona-Kit, math rock quartet active in 1994

Programming

HTML-Kit, HTML editor for Microsoft Windows Kit (computer slang), source software distribution that has been packaged in such a way that it can be unpacked Rootkit, set of software tools intended to conceal running processes, files or system data Software development kit, set of development tools that allows a software engineer to create applications

Zoology

Kit, a young fox Kit, a young ferret Kit Fox, relatively common North American fox

Assembly

Kit, item sold partially assembled Kit-bash, the process of modifying a commercially available model kit into a unique or otherwise unavailable model Robot kit, special construction kit for building robots

Sports

Kit (football), the standard equipment and attire worn by players in association football Kit Cope, American world champion kickboxer

Other

Kit Walker, the alias of The Phantom First aid kit, collection of supplies and equipment for use in giving first aid Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, a leading German research university Kit Bond (1939- ), United States Senator from Missouri Kit Carson (1809-1868), American frontiersman Kit Cloudkicker, a character from TaleSpin Kit Kat, a candy bar Kit has become Internet Slang for 'Failure' Kit Rae, fantasy collectibles designer who specializes in knife design Kit's Coty Press kit, pre-packaged set of promotional materials of a person, company, or organization Kit a very skinny person with a lot of moles :D

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