Kernal

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Misspelling of kernel. alt-of, misspelling
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of KERNAL. alt-of
  2. 2
    The operating system used by early Commodore International home computers. historical

    "The KERNAL is an 8K ROM located at $E000 to $FFFF, which contains the operating system for the C-64."

Example

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"The KERNAL is an 8K ROM located at $E000 to $FFFF, which contains the operating system for the C-64."

Etymology

From an accidental misspelling of kernel, sometimes backronymed as Keyboard Entry Read, Network, And Link.

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home computeroperating system

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