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The core component of an operating system that manages system resources and provides services to applications.

In Linux, the kernel handles process scheduling, memory management, device drivers, and system calls. Understanding kernel behavior is essential for performance tuning and debugging system issues. The Linux kernel is modular and can be customized for specific workloads.

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Qubit

The fundamental unit of quantum information, analogous to a classical bit but capable of existing in superposition states.

CUDA

NVIDIA's parallel computing platform and programming model for general computing on GPUs.

NVMe

Non-Volatile Memory Express - a specification for accessing solid-state storage over PCIe.

Tensor Core

Specialized processing units in NVIDIA GPUs designed for matrix operations common in deep learning.

GitOps

An operational framework that uses Git repositories as the single source of truth for infrastructure and application configurations.

RDMA

Remote Direct Memory Access - a technology that allows direct memory access between computers without involving the CPU.