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    virtual

    In computing, the term virtual refers to a digitally replicated version of something real, whether it's a machine, a switch, memory or even reality.

  • virtual appliance

    Considered a software equivalent of a hardware device, a virtual appliance (VA) is a preconfigured software solution.

  • virtual hard drive

    A virtual hard drive file is a container file that acts similar to a physical hard drive.

  • virtual machine (VM)

    A virtual machine (VM) is an operating system (OS) or application environment installed on software that imitates dedicated hardware.

  • Virtual Machine Disk format (VMDK)

    VMware Virtual Machine Disk format (VMDK) is a format specification for virtual machine (VM) disk image files.

  • Virtual Machine Management Service

    Virtual Machine Management Service, also known as VMMS or vmms.exe, is the main module in Microsoft Windows operating system that controls all aspects of Hyper-V server virtualization.

  • virtual private server (VPS) or virtual dedicated server (VDS)

    A virtual private server (VPS), also called a virtual dedicated server (VDS), is a virtual server that appears to the user as a dedicated server, but that is actually installed on a computer serving multiple websites.

  • virtual switch (vSwitch)

    A virtual switch (vSwitch) is a software program that enables one virtual machine (VM) to communicate with another.

  • virtual to physical (V2P)

    Virtual to physical (V2P) involves transferring or porting a virtual machine (VM) onto a physical machine.

  • virtual to virtual (V2V)

    Virtual to virtual (V2V) refers to the migration of an operating system (OS), application program and data from a virtual machine (VM) or disk partition to another virtual machine or disk partition.

  • virtualization

    Virtualization is the creation of a virtual -- rather than actual -- version of something, such as an operating system (OS), a server, a storage device or network resources.

  • VM BIOS (virtual machine basic input/output system)

    A VM BIOS (virtual machine basic input/output system) is the set of instructions that controls the booting process of a VM.

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