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Ker·nel

/ˈkərn(ə)l/

noun
- 1. a softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its hard shell. Similar seedgrainheartcorestonenutmeat
- ▪ the seed and hard husk of a cereal, especially wheat. Similar seedgrainheartcorestonenutmeat
- ▪ the central or most important part of something: "this is the kernel of the argument" Similar essencecoreheartessential partessentialsquintessencefundamentalsbasicsnubgistsubstanceburdenheart of the mattermarrowmeatpithcruxinformal:nitty-grittynuts and boltsbrass tacksnucleuscentergermgrainnugget
- ▪ the most basic level or core of an operating system of a computer, responsible for resource allocation, file management, and security.
- ▪ denoting a basic unmarked linguistic string.
Word Origin Old Englishcyrnel, diminutive of corn1.
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