In computer science, a microkernel (often abbreviated as μ-kernel) is the near-minimum amount of software that can provide the mechanisms needed to implement...

modified microkernel, as the Windows NT kernel was influenced by the Mach microkernel but does not meet all of the criteria of a pure microkernel. Supervisory...

considered one of the earliest examples of a microkernel. However, not all versions of Mach are microkernels. Mach's derivatives are the basis of the operating...

L4 is a family of second-generation microkernels, used to implement a variety of types of operating systems (OS), though mostly for Unix-like, Portable...

verification techniques. The L4.sec system, which is a successor to the L4 microkernel family, is a capability-based system, and has been significantly influenced...

GNU Hurd is a collection of microkernel servers written as part of GNU, for the GNU Mach microkernel. It has been under development since 1990 by the GNU...

space. The monolithic model differs from other architectures such as the microkernel in that it alone defines a high-level virtual interface over computer...

MkLinux (for Microkernel Linux) is an open-source software computer operating system begun by the Open Software Foundation Research Institute and Apple...

kernel whose architecture attempts to combine aspects and benefits of microkernel and monolithic kernel architectures used in operating systems.[unreliable...

operating systems, in which the students constructed a basic real-time microkernel and user programs. Both were convinced there was a commercial need for...