exokernel

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
Proto-Hellenic *eks
Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)
Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der.
English exo-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nósnom.
Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm
Proto-Germanic *kurną
Proto-West Germanic *korn
Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.
Proto-Germanic *-ilaz
Proto-West Germanic *-il
Proto-West Germanic *kurnil
Old English cyrnel
Middle English kirnel
English kernel
English exokernel

    From exo- + kernel.

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    Noun

    exokernel (plural exokernels)

    1. (computing) A very low-level kernel that avoids abstractions.
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