Definition of kernel Kernel
/kɚˈnʌl/ - [kernul] - ker•nel
We found 22 definitions of kernel from 9 different sources.
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NounPlural: kernels |
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| kernel - 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" | ||
| substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty | ||
| cognitive content, mental object, content the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned | ||
| bare bones (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" | ||
| hypostasis (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality | ||
| haecceity, quiddity the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other | ||
| quintessence the most typical example or representative of a type | ||
| kernel - a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn" | ||
| caryopsis, grain the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain" | ||
| kernel - 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" | ||
| meat | ||
| plant part, plant structure any part of a plant or fungus | ||
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Wiktionary 
- kernel (Noun)
The core, center, or essence of an object or system. - kernel (Noun)
The central usually edible part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed. - kernel (Noun)
A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat. - kernel (Noun)
The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums. - kernel (Noun)
The central part of many computer operating system s which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components. - kernel (Noun)
Those elements, in the domain of a function, which the function maps to zero. - kernel (Noun)
The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included i. e. , whose grade of membership is 1.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - kernel (n.)
A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn. - kernel (n.)
A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh. - kernel (n.)
The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument. - kernel (v. i.)
To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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The choicest, most essential or most vital part. -
kernel
The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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kernel
kėr′nel, n. anything in a husk or shell: the substance in the shell of a nut: the seed of a pulpy fruit: the important part of anything.—adj. Ker′nelly, full of, or resembling, kernels. [A.S. cyrnel—corn, grain, and dim. suffix -el; Ger. kern, a grain.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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kernel
Corrupted from crenelle; the holes in a battlement made for the purpose of shooting arrows and small shot.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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kernel
He that will eat the kernel, must crack the nut.
Wikipedia 
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computer science
A kernel is the central part of an operating system. It manages the tasks of the computer, that is, which part to do the task.
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