Look up: Kernel

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   Kernel
   The edible part of nut.
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   Kernel
   Whole grain of a cereal; the mature ovule.
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   kernel
   the core of an operating system such as Windows 98, Windows NT, Mac OS or Unix; provides basic services for the other parts of the operating system, making it possible for it to run several programs at once (multitasking), read and write files and connect to networks and peripherals.
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   kernel
   [n] - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience 2. [n] - the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone 3. [n] - a single whole grain of a cereal
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   Kernel
   the 'kernel' of an operating system is the core section or sections that run in a privileged mode, performing the sorts of operations that you wouldn't normally want to let a user deal with - the idea is that the kernel is a secure, known piece of software which is allowed access everywhere, while other more experimental or replaceable parts of the...
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   Kernel
   Core of an operating system, a kernel manages the machine`s hardware resources (including the processor and the memory), and provides and controls the way any other software component can access these resources. The kernel runs with a higher privilege than other programs (so-called user-mode programs). The power and robustness of an OS's kernel pla...
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   kernel
   the core of an operating system such as Windows 98, Windows NT, Mac OS or Unix; provides basic services for the other parts of the operating system, making it possible for it to run several programs at once (multitasking), read and write files and connect to networks and peripherals.
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   kernel
   (Note: NOT 'kernal'). 1. (operating system) The essential part of Unix or other operating systems, responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security etc. See also microkernel. 2. (language) An essential subset of a programming language, in terms of which other constructs are (or could be) defined. Also known as a core la...
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   kernel
   a) a nucleus or core, as in the kernel of an operating system; b) an encapsulation of an elementary function. Kernels can be combined to form some or all of an operating system or set of firmware; c) a model used in computer selection studies to evaluate computer performance Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • small fruit seed Category: agriculture, fi...
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    Kernel
    Ker'nel noun [ Middle English kernel , kirnel , curnel , Anglo-Saxon cyrnel , from corn grain. See Corn , and confer Kern to harden.] 1. The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a n ...
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    Kernel
    Ker'nel intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Kerneled or Kernelled ; present participle & verbal noun Kerneling or Kernelling .] To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
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    kernel
    1. The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. ... 2. A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn. ... 3. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lu ...
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    kernel
    substance 1 core noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; `the gist of the prosecutor`s argument`; `the heart and soul of the Republican Party`; `the nub of the story`
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    kernel
    noun the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; `black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell`
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    Kernel
    `Kernel` can mean: * Seed, in plants * Kernel, an atom stripped of all its Valence Electrons. * Kernel (computer science) ** Linux kernel * Kernel in game theory: a cooperative solution concept * Kernel (Lilo & Stitch) experiment 014 from Lilo & Stitch. *For `kernel` in mathematics see: ** Kernel (mathematics) ** Kernel function ** Kernel (algebra) ** Kernel (functional analysis) ** Kernel (matrix) ** Kernel of a function ** Kernel of an integra...
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    Kernel
    • (n.) The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp. • (v. i.) To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels. • (n.) A small mass around which other...
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    kernel
    (from the article `Computers and Information Systems`) ...McAfee complained that in a significant change from earlier versions of Windows, Vista was designed to prevent competitors` software from ...
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    kernel
    in mathematics, known function that appears in the integrand of an integral equation. Thus, in the equation[1 related articles]
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