Computing term for the core component of an operating system.
With this Linux distribution, you need to compile the kernel yourself.
The Linux kernel is developed as open source.
Refers to the edible inner part of a nut, seed, or grain. Less common than the computing sense in everyday Japanese.
Almond kernels are rich in vitamin E.
This soup is full of corn kernels.
The kernel crashed because of an old driver.
monolithic kernel
Borrowed from English 'kernel'.