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kernel.

kernel (central part of certain operating systems)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. kernel (central part of certain operating systems)

    masculine
  2. kernel (a function used to define an integral transform)

    masculine
  3. kernel (set of elements mapped to zero)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Germanic *kurną Proto-West Germanic *korn Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-West Germanic *-il Proto-West Germanic *kurnil Old English cyrnel Middle English kirnel English kernelubor. Portuguese kernel Unadapted borrowing from English kernel.

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