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1. Kernel
   The edible part of nut.
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2. Kernel
   Whole grain of a cereal; the mature ovule.
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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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 o...
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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 ...
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9. 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 see...
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10. 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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11. 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 mat...
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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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 ke...
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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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 ...
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18. kernel
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ker′nĕl Definitions: 1. The central portion of the software expression of a mathematical algorithm, as in computed tomography.
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19. kernel
    The inner, softer part of a nut, or of a seed within a hard shell
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20. Kernel
    Kernel refers to the part of an operating system that controls memory and disk management as well as other tasks including process and task management. As the kernel controls the memory allocation for the application it needs to be loaded first (at boot) and kept in memory.
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21. Kernel
    (algebra) In the various branches of mathematics that fall under the heading of abstract algebra, the `kernel` of a homomorphism measures the degree to which the homomorphism fails to be publisher=John Wiley & Sons | year=2004 | edition=3rd | isbn=0-471-43334-9-->-->--> An important speci...
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22. Kernel
    (mathematics) In mathematics, the word `kernel` has several meanings. Kernel may mean a subset associated with a mapping: Kernel may also mean a function of two variables, which is used to define a mapping: :: <math>(T f)(x) = int_X k(x, x`) f(x`) , dx`. </math> :: <math>(T f)(x) = int_X phi(x - x`) f(x`) , dx`. </math>
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23. Kernel
    (matrix) In linear algebra, the `kernel` or `null space` (also `nullspace`) of a matrix `A` is the set of all vectors `x` for which `Ax`&nbsp;=&nbsp;`0`. The kernel of a matrix with n&nbsp;columns is a linear subspace of n-dimensional Euclidean space.<ref name=&qu...
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24. Kernel
    (category theory) In category theory and its applications to other branches of mathematics, `kernels` are a generalization of the kernels of group homomorphisms and the kernels of module homomorphisms and certain other kernels from algebra. Intuitively, the kernel of the morphism f : <...
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25. Kernel
    (set theory) In set theory, the `kernel` of a function f may be taken to be either For the formal definition, let X and Y be sets and let f be a function from X to Y. Elements x₁ and x₂ of X are <...
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