Kernel

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.3 Homonyms

English

Pronunciation

/ker' nell/

Noun

1. The smallest, most basic piece of an object.
2. The very core, or center, of a larger system, upon which everything else is built.

   An operating system kernel.

3. A single seed, usually of corn.

Homonyms

• colonel