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What is a kernel?

What is a kernel? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
  2. The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.
  3. A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.
  4. (US) The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.
  5. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
  6. (computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.
  7. (computing) The core engine of any complex software system.
  8. (calculus) A function used to define an integral transform.
  9. (mathematics) A set of pairs of a mapping's domain which are mapped to the same value.
  10. (mathematics) Those elements, in the domain of a function, which the function maps to zero.
  11. (mathematics) The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1).
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