Used in a Sentence

korn

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for korn.

Editorial note

One of those is Perl (5.8.8) and the other is Korn Shell (ksh).

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

an American nu metal band.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of korn gathered in one view.

N

an American nu metal band.

N

(printed and stylized as KoЯn) the debut studio album by the American nu metal band Korn.

N

Korn (from German, "grain", , English "corn"), also known as Kornbrand or Kornbranntwein (English: "grain brandy" or "grain spirit"), is a German colorless distilled beverage produced from fermented cereal grain seed.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for korn.

N

an American nu metal band.

N

(printed and stylized as KoЯn) the debut studio album by the American nu metal band Korn.

N

Korn (from German, "grain", , English "corn"), also known as Kornbrand or Kornbranntwein (English: "grain brandy" or "grain spirit"), is a German colorless distilled beverage produced from fermented cereal grain seed.

N

(stylized as KoЯn) an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, originally formed in 1993 by James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and David Silveria, who were members of the band L.A.P.D.

Example sentences

1

One of those is Perl (5.8.8) and the other is Korn Shell (ksh).

2

For the determined - the old O'Reilly korn shell book (turtle) has a solid primer for vi mode.

3

For everyday usage the core ash shell is perfect for scripting and zsh csh or korn for interactive usage.

4

Back in the days, this was the realm where the Korn shell was supposed to reign.

5

Then again, that was Korn Shell, which supports larger programs a bit better than plain bash.

6

Also anything that will run script wise on bourne will run as is under korn.

7

Similarly, the bash shell is an iteration on the basic Bourne and Korn shells.

8

Bash also incorporates useful features from the Korn and C shells (ksh and csh).

9

Also worth noting that native borne shell was always slightly slower than korn shell.

10

You'll end up hand-editing a lot of Perl and Korn shell scripts and essentially running (and re-running) the whole install by hand.

11

Correct -- many of these are also problems in Bourne or Korn shell.

12

We developed Korn shell, Bourne-Again shell (bash), and, eventually, zsh to move beyond that idiotic experience.

Quote examples

1

Korn shell really ought to be considered "Bourne shell compatible Perl".

2

So, he and I got to play "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine on main stage, winner got a real guitar and to hang out with Korn.

3

Imagine Fred Durst conceives of a solo album with guest artists Korn and Linkin Park playing on select tracks, and then says: "Hey guys, this amazing work of art will never see the light of day, unless one hundred billion dollars." Okay, Fred Durst, that's great, please promise to never show anyone anything you do ever again, and take Korn and Linkin Park with you.

Proper noun examples

1

On OpenBSD, the actual command line interpreter is actually Korn, not the Bourne, Shell.

2

Granted, labels do tend to pick a genre, especially smaller labels--I would not expect Righteous Babe Records to sign Korn.

3

You don't sell plum tomatoes to Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use korn in a sentence?

One of those is Perl (5.8.8) and the other is Korn Shell (ksh).

What does korn mean?

an American nu metal band.

What part of speech is korn?

korn is commonly used as N.