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   kernel

   /ˈkəːnl/

   noun

   • 1. a softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its shell: "the kernel of a walnut" Similar seedgrainheartcorestonenutmeat
   • ▪ the seed and hard husk of a cereal, especially wheat: "the milky kernel of the wheat grain" Similar seedgrainheartcorestonenutmeat
   • 2. the central or most important part of something: "this is the kernel of the argument" Similar essencecoreheartessential partessentialsquintessencefundamentalsbasicsnubgistsubstanceburdenheart of the mattermarrowmeatpithcruxinformal:nitty-grittynuts and boltsbrass tacksnucleuscentregermgrainnugget
   • ▪ the most basic level or core of an operating system, responsible for resource allocation, file management, and security.
   • ▪ denoting a basic unmarked linguistic string.

   Word Origin Old Englishcyrnel, diminutive of corn1.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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