coreengine

noun
UK /kɔːr ˈɛndʒɪn/
US /kɔːr ˈɛndʒɪn/

The main part of a computer program that does the most important work.

The game's coreengine makes the characters move and the rules work.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The central part of a machine that makes it run.

The car's coreengine powers the wheels.

3. The most important team or group that keeps a project going.

The coreengine of the club plans all the events.

4. The basic part of a system that everything else depends on.

Trust is the coreengine of a good friendship.