Idea and Kernel

Idea

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

Kernel and idea are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kernel" instead a noun "Idea".

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

Kernel

Kernel noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.
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Synonyms for Kernel

Idea and kernel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Kernel".

Nearby Word: kerne

How words are described

original original idea original kernel
actual actual idea actual kernel
entire entire idea entire kernel
new new idea new kernel
Other adjectives: basic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Wiki / Wikipedia Got the kernel of an idea bouncing about your head?
  • Additionally, Freud and others eventually wrote that there is still a kernel of truth in this idea, but the effect of the 'one big trauma' tends to be more of the 'taking out the keystone of the arch of the coping mechanism' variety.
  • Useful Notes / UNIX The idea was to write most of the kernel in a higher-level language that could be "compiled" into code for different machines, then add small bits of machine-dependent code where needed to handle things like interrupts and memory.
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