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    kernel - Dictionary definition and meaning for word kernel

    Definition
    (noun) the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
    Synonyms : meat
    Example Sentence
    • black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell
    Definition
    (noun) a single whole grain of a cereal
    Example Sentence
    • a kernel of corn
    Definition
    (noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    Example Sentence
    • the gist of the prosecutor's argument
    • the heart and soul of the Republican Party
    • the nub of the story
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for kernel

kernel sounds similar to colonel. In an army the colonel has an importance of being the central authority.

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Sounds like KERNEL DEBUGGER in the computer system which is the core

"kernel" is the CENTRAL part of an operating system (computers)

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