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		yebyen on Aug 7, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On rump kernels and the Rumprun unikernel Never mind, answered my own question with a little more search query skill: Runnable Userspace Meta Programs

mcguire on Aug 7, 2015 [–]

I'm going to bet that is a backronym.

If I had to guess, I would go with the idea that you don't need the whole (OS) beast, just its hindquarters (the rump). But don't quote me.

(Re: your subsequent comment: Yeah, just the bacon.)

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