Meanings
kernal1
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of KERNAL.
noun
- misspellingMisspelling of kernel.
KERNAL2
proper noun
alternative kernal
- historicalcomputingThe operating system used by early Commodore International home computers.
The KERNAL is an 8K ROM located at $E000 to $FFFF, which contains the operating system for the C-64.
1986, John Gordon, Ian McLean, Commodore 64 Advanced User Guide, Prentice Hall, →ISBN
Origin
From an accidental misspelling of kernel, sometimes backronymed as Keyboard Entry Read, Network, And Link.
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APA
kernal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kernal
MLA
“kernal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kernal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kernal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kernal.
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