BK is the common abbreviation for the

Burger King Burger King (BK) is an American-based multinational chain store, chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the company was founded in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida–based res ...

chain of fast food restaurants. BK or Bk may also refer to:

Businesses and organizations

* The Bank of New York Mellon, the New York Stock Exchange symbol for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) * Brahma Kumaris, a religious movement *

British Knights British Knights is an American brand founded in 1983 by Jack Schwartz Shoes Inc., based in New York City. In the 1980s, British Knights distinguished themselves as an inner-city and music-driven brand, appealing to the predominantly male youth i ...

, a manufacturer of athletic shoes *

Federal Criminal Police Office (Austria) The Directorate General for Public Security (''Generaldirektion für die öffentliche Sicherheit'', "GDföS") is the governing body of general law enforcement in Austria and a division of the Ministry of the Interior. It oversees the Federal Polic ...

(''Bundeskriminalamt''), a federal police force * Okay Airways (IATA airline code BK)

Science and technology

* BK channel, an ion channel characterized by its large conductance of potassium ions through cell membranes *

BK virus The BK virus is a member of the polyomavirus family. Past infection with the BK virus is widespread, but significant consequences of infection are uncommon, with the exception of the immunocompromised and the immunosuppressed. BK virus is an abb ...

, a member of the polyomavirus family *

Berkelium Berkelium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Bk and atomic number 97. It is a member of the actinide and transuranium element series. It is named after the city of Berkeley, California, the location of the Lawrence Berke ...

(Bk), a chemical element *

Elektronika BK The Electronika BK is a series of 16-bit PDP-11-compatible home computers developed under the Electronika brand by NPO Scientific Center, then the leading microcomputer design team in the Soviet Union. It is also the predecessor of the more power ...

, a series of 16-bit PDP-11-compatible Soviet home computers developed by NPO Scientific Center * Bordkanone, an aircraft cannon * Brother's Keeper (software), a genealogy software program * TU Delft Faculty of Architecture (Dutch: ''Faculteit Bouwkunde'') *

Bradykinin Bradykinin (BK) (Greek brady-, slow; -kinin, kīn(eîn) to move) is a peptide that promotes inflammation. It causes arterioles to dilate (enlarge) via the release of prostacyclin, nitric oxide, and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor and ...

, a peptide targeted by ACE inhibitors

Other uses

B.K. Cannon Barbara-Kimberly Cannon (born August 27, 1990) is an American actress known for '' Switched At Birth'' and ''Why Women Kill''. She is from Kailua, Honolulu, Hawaii. A survivor of childhood neuroblastoma, Cannon became a volunteer and later direc ...

, (born 1990), actress from Hawaii, USA * BK (musician), (born 1973), the working name of the English hard house producer Ben Keen * BK Racing, a former NASCAR team *

Bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...

, a legal status of a person or other entity that cannot repay debts *

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

(FIPS 10-4 country code BK) *

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

, a borough of New York City {{dab