カーネル

noun

kernel (operating system)

Computing term for the core component of an operating system.

• Linuxカーネルはオープンソースで開かい発はつされている。

  The Linux kernel is developed as open source.

noun

kernel (nut or grain)

Refers to the edible inner part of a nut, seed, or grain. Less common than the computing sense in everyday Japanese.