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A Virtualized Machine is a computing system that is replicated via software.
- Context:
- It can host a Virtualized Application.
- See: Java Virtual Machine, Paravirtualization, HVM Virtualized, Hypervisor, Operating-System-Level Virtualization.
References
2013
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualization
- Virtualization, in computing, refers the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including but not limited to a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources.
The term "virtualization" traces its roots to 1960s mainframes, during which it was a method of logically dividing the mainframes' resources for different applications. Since then, the meaning of the term has evolved to the aforementioned.[1]
- Virtualization, in computing, refers the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including but not limited to a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources.
- ↑ Graziano, Charles. "A performance analysis of Xen and KVM hypervisors for hosting the Xen Worlds Project". http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3243&context=etd. Retrieved 2013-01-29.