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# Kernel

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1. 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. Also a single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.

2. The essential part of an operating system, especially a Unix-based system. The kernel is generally responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security?, and so forth. Some operating systems have a great deal of functionality implemented in the kernel; others have a microkernel which implements only a bare minimum, with the remaining features require small modules? which can be flexibly configured.

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