HEK explained

Hek or HEK may refer to:

People

• Alexander Laloo Hek, Indian 21st century politician
• František Vladislav Hek (1769–1847), Czech writer
• Hek Wakefield (1899–1962), American football player
• Hugh Keough (1864–1912), American sports journalist
• van 't Hek, a Dutch surname

Places

• Hek, West Azerbaijan, Iran, a village
• Hek, Yazd, Iran, a village

Acronym

• Halo Editing Kit, a software development kit
• HEK cell (human embryonic kidney cell), a cell line used for transfection experiments
• Hunsrück-Eifel culture (German: Hunsrück-Eifel-Kultur), an Iron Age cultural group of what is now western Germany
• Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler, an exoplanet search program

Other uses

• HEK, IATA code for Heihe Aihui Airport, Heilongjiang Province, China
• Hektoen enteric agar, a microbial agent
• Councilor Vay Hek, an officer of the Grineer Empire in the online game Warframe