kernel.
kernel
Meaning & usage
kernel the stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums. (of oil palm)
kernel the central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from English kernel, from Middle English kernel, kirnel, kürnel, from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kurną (“seed, grain, corn”), equivalent to corn + -le.
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