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kernel
(1) That portion of an operating system that is kept in main memory at all times.~(2) A software module that encapsulates an elementary function or functions of a system.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Computer; Software
- Category: Software engineering
- Organization: IEEE Computer Society
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