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kernel
Found in thesaurus: plant structure, plant part, grain, caryopsis, mental object, cognitive content, content
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kernel
n.
seed, softer and often edible section contained within husk or stone; grain (of wheat, corn, etc.); point, essence, core; part of an operating system which deals with basic hardware (Computers)
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Kernel
Kernel may refer to:
Computing
- Kernel (operating system), the central component of most operating systems
- Kernel method, in machine learning
- Kernel (image processing), a square matrix used for image convolution
- In numerical programming, a subroutine that performs a common numerical operation
- In particular, a routine that is executed in a vectorized loop; see, e.g.,
- Kernelization, a technique for designing efficient algorithms
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kernel
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) meat
(hypernym) plant part, plant structure
(part-holonym) seed
2. a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"
(hypernym) grain, caryopsis
(hyponym) corn
3. 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"
(synonym) substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
(hypernym) content, cognitive content, mental object
(hyponym) bare bones
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kernel
n.
jádro
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kernel
Rzecz.
jądro; pestka; sedno; istota; ziarno prawdy
