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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries커널
Pronunciation / Transliteration: keoneol
"운영체제의 커널은 하드웨어와 소프트웨어를 연결합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
3 senses- 1
The softer, usually edible part inside a nut, seed, or fruit stone.
"Cracking the walnut shell revealed a plump kernel inside." - 2
The central or most important part of something.
"There is a kernel of truth in his bizarre theory." - 3
The fundamental core of an operating system responsible for resource allocation and hardware communication.
"The Linux kernel was updated to improve security performance."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn; related to Old High German kurnil, meaning a small grain or seed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kernel" is said worldwide
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noyau
Transliteration: noyau
"Le système d'exploitation repose sur un noyau puissant."
Kern
Transliteration: Kern
"Der Linux-Kern verwaltet die Systemressourcen."
nucleo
Transliteration: nucleo
"Questo argomento contiene il nucleo della discussione."
núcleo
Transliteration: núcleo
"El núcleo del sistema operativo gestiona la memoria."
núcleo
Transliteration: núcleo
"O núcleo da noz é rico em óleos saudáveis."
कर्नेल
Transliteration: karnel
"ऑपरेटिंग सिस्टम का कर्नेल हार्डवेयर को नियंत्रित करता है।"
内核
Transliteration: nèihé
"Linux 内核是开源操作系统的核心。"
커널
Transliteration: keoneol
"운영체제의 커널은 하드웨어와 소프트웨어를 연결합니다."
カーネル
Transliteration: kāneru
"Linuxカーネルは多くのデバイスで使用されています。"
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