kernel hacker

noun

A developer who maintains the Linux kernel code.

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Meanings

nounkernel hacker (plural kernel hackers)

plural kernel hackers

  1. computingA developer who maintains the Linux kernel code.
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APA

kernel hacker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kernel%20hacker

MLA

“kernel hacker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kernel%20hacker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kernel hacker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kernel%20hacker.

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