ALL meanings of kernel
ker·nel
K k - noun Technical meaning of 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 language. 1
- noun kernel computers 1
- noun kernel meat of nut 1
- noun kernel grains 1
- noun kernel essence 1
- noun kernel the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit. 1
- noun kernel the body of a seed within its husk or integuments. 1
- noun kernel a whole seed grain, as of wheat or corn. 1
- noun kernel South Atlantic States. the pit or seed of a peach, cherry, plum, etc. 1
- noun kernel the central or most important part of anything; essence; gist; core: His leadership is the kernel of the organization. 1
- noun kernel Mathematics. the set of elements that a given function from one set to a second set maps into the identity of the second set. 1
- noun kernel Also called rumpf. Physical Chemistry. the remainder of an atom after the valence electrons have been removed. 1
- verb with object kernel to enclose as a kernel. 1
- noun kernel A softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its hard shell. 1
- noun kernel The core, center, or essence of an object or system. 0
- noun kernel The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed. 0
- noun kernel A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat. 0
- noun kernel (US) The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums. 0
- noun kernel A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh. 0
- noun kernel (computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components. 0
- noun kernel (calculus) A function used to define an integral transform. 0
- noun kernel (mathematics) A set of pairs of a mapping's domain which are mapped to the same value. 0
- noun kernel (mathematics, algebra) Those elements, in the domain of a function, which the function maps to zero. 0
- noun kernel (mathematics, fuzzy set theory) The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1). 0
- noun kernel (Slang) The human clitoris. 0
- countable noun kernel The kernel of a nut is the part that is inside the shell. 0
- countable noun kernel The kernel of something is the central and most important part of it. 0
- countable noun kernel A kernel of something is a small element of it. 0
- noun kernel the edible central part of a seed, nut, or fruit within the shell or stone 0
- noun kernel the grain of a cereal, esp wheat, consisting of the seed in a hard husk 0
- noun kernel the central or essential part of something 0
- verb kernel to form kernels 0
- noun kernel a grain or seed, as of corn, wheat, etc. 0
- noun kernel the inner, softer part of a nut, fruit pit, etc. 0
- noun kernel the central, most important part of something; core; essence 0
- verb transitive kernel to enclose as a kernel 0