kernel

Example Sentences

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We’re a Linux computer company: we leverage this enormous reservoir of collective endeavors of the Linux kernel and GNU and Debian.

From The Verge

The kernel of truth is that — as he apparently indicated in a phone call to President Emmanuel Macron of France — his plan is to conquer Ukraine, period.

From Washington Post

And when the researchers counted the kernels of grain on each of about 30 plants from the plots, there was no statistically significant difference, they report today in Nature.

From Science Magazine

In a series of tweets, Sweeney said that the company doesn’t feel confident about its ability to combat cheating in Fortnite when running on custom kernel configurations.

From The Verge

But in the course of all that endearing frankness are kernels of uncertainty that can seem surprising for someone so accomplished.

From Washington Post