Translate kernel | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of kernel
noun
a softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its hard shell. the seed and hard husk of a cereal, especially wheat. [in singular] the central or most important part of something:this is the kernel of the argument the most basic level or core of an operating system of a computer, responsible for resource allocation, file management, and security. [as modifier] Linguistics denoting a basic unmarked linguistic string.
Remember that the ending of
kernel is spelled
-el.
