microkernel
microkernel noun: a minimal operating system kernel offering basic mechanisms rather than abstract services.
Noun
microkernel (plural microkernels)
- A minimal operating system kernel offering basic mechanisms rather than abstract services.
- In the 1980s, microkernel systems emerged. Microkernel systems were similar to security kernels in that they aimed for minimal functionality in the kernel, but microkernel systems focused on providing system abstractions for building complete systems more easily and more efficiently, rather than...2008, Trent Jaeger, Operating System Security, Morgan & Claypool Publishers, →ISBN, page 95
Forms of microkernel
| plural | microkernels |
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Origin of microkernel
From micro- + kernel.
Questions about microkernel
- What does microkernel mean?
- Microkernel means a minimal operating system kernel offering basic mechanisms rather than abstract services.
- What part of speech is microkernel?
- Microkernel is a noun.
- What is the plural of microkernel?
- The plural of microkernel is microkernels.
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