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kernel definition - telecom
The core of a computer operating system (OS).The kernel resides in memory and performs basic tasks such as managing internal memory, input and output operations, and peripheral devices.A kernel also is responsible for launching applications and allocating associated system resources such as processor time. See also OS.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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