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core of a computer operating system
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kernel

Summary

kernel has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • kernel followed firmware[2].
  • kernel was followed by operating system[3].
  • kernel is a type of operating system component[4].
  • kernel is part of operating system[5].
  • kernel's Commons category is recorded as Operating system kernels[6].
  • kernel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kernel[7].
  • kernel's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/kernel[8].

Body

Definition and Type

kernel is a type of operating system component[4].

Use and Application

kernel is part of operating system[5].

Why It Matters

kernel has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] kernel is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

assembler firmware Hurd KERNAL Linux-libre Linux Surface low-level programming language monolithic kernel operating system operating system distribution

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osdev article id → 2697
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 2697, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299327030|Kernel (#299327030)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #mix'n'mat"
  2. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Kernel
    Followed by → —
    Part of → operating system
    Followed by → operating system
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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