The word kernel comes from an onion.
Where the innermost part of the onion is called a kernel.
Similar analogy is applied here. The innermost crucial part of an operating system is called as the kernel, while the shell(bash) is the part which covers the kernel so as to hide its complexities.
It manages drivers, memory, processor, multitasking between processes, security, input/output and provides API's to programs.
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It means that Linux is a kernel for Linux-based operating systems. In the strictest sense, Linux itself is only the kernel, however I tend to view it as a full operating system core due to how most kernel spece works (Which tends to include not just the kernel, but most device drivers.).
the root karyo means body or kernel
It is Puffed Kernel of Gorgon Nut or Fox Nut.
The letter "y" in eukaryotic is part of the Greek word "karyon" which means "kernel." The kernel refers to the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
Linux is just the kernel. If you combine utilities that were made as a result of the GNU project with the linux kernel, you get GNU Linux, which is considered as a complete operating system
'colnel' or 'coronel' is spelled colonel but sounds like kernel
The virtual kernel is a kernel that can be used in unbuntu guest. It is a very lean kernel, this helps in reducing overhead. It installs the server kernel via a new name.
If u r not satisfied with the available applications or other resources that come with the kernel, then u can modify them according to ur convenience. Add , modify or delete as you wish. This is done to ensure complete satisfaction to the user. This is called tuning of the kernel.
The Kernel
Mac OS X is based on the XNU kernel, a microkernel Mach kernel with a BSD userland, which makes Mac OS X's kernel a hybrid-kernel.