Kernel (computing)

Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 4 Dec 2019

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Citation:

Moore C, Bell D, Murphy A, Kernel (computing). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-72303

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-72303

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/72303

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72303

Article created:

20 Nov 2019, Candace Makeda Moore ◉

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Last revised:

4 Dec 2019, Daniel J Bell ◉

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Artificial Intelligence

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Kernels (computer)

A kernel, in terms of general computing terminology, is the main part of a specific software. The term, unless otherwise specified, refers to the main part of the operating system software and some sources even use it interchangeably with operating system. This term can also describe certain machine learning methods (in which case it seems to be an extension of the term as it is used in mathematics).