A glossary of various terms and acronyms related to the Linux kernel. If you know something, please create yourself an account (UserPreferences) and add a term in alphabetical order. If everybody who reads this page adds a term each week, this glossary should be complete within a few months...

• ISR: interrupt service routine
• scheduler: the part of the kernel that chooses a suitable process to run on the cpu.
• Proces Descriptor: Kernel data structure that describes/accounts proces data related to a single proces.