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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search
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kernel
noun
The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.
(
computing
) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.
(
context, US
) The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.
(
mathematics
) Those elements, in the domain of a function, which the function maps to zero.
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Etymology:
From cyrnel, dimunitive of corn,
seed
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