Word: kernel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first thing that distinguishes the two programs is that NT is a stand-alone operating system, while Windows runs on top of MS-DOS. Because its core sections (known as the kernel to computer professionals) were written from scratch, NT is free of all the quirks and limitations for which MS-DOS has gained much notoriety...
Sure, if you are a popcorn nut, you know that some types of corn are great poppers and others aren't. But do you know why? Have you assessed the thermal diffusivity of the pericarp, the kernel's tough outer layer? Have you analyzed the starch content of the endosperm, the inner, meaty layer? Have you compared the ratios of expanded to original volumes of various kernels? If so, you would know that the pericarp in popcorn has more densely packed fiber than that of ordinary corn. You'd know that starch content is less important. You needn't bother...
...Dogs, and so, in turn, the book affects the reader. It challenges our beliefs and evokes a longing for an unfathomable, mystic philosophy. McEwan describes a man trying to overcome spiritual confusion by writing a psychological portrait of his parents-in-law. Yet there is no trite summary, no kernel of meaning to be extracted, because the book poses questions, rather than answering them...
Taking advantage of the natural desire of people to see themselves as open-minded, revisionists also aim to plant a kernel of doubt within minds today so that future generations will question the unquestionable, creating an issue where one had never existed...
...People who are more than creative enough to be great scientists are turned off because they meet others [at Harvard] with more of the golden kernel of science ability than they," he says...