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Hypervisor

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000554

Software that creates and runs virtual machines, allowing multiple operating systems to share a single physical hardware platform. It manages the allocation of hardware resources, such as CPU, memory, and storage, to each virtual machine. Type 1 hypervisors run directly on the hardware, while Type 2 run on top of an existing operating system.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000554
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000554",
  "term": "Hypervisor",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "Software that creates and runs virtual machines, allowing multiple operating systems to share a single physical hardware platform. It manages the allocation of hardware resources, such as CPU, memory, and storage, to each virtual machine. Type 1 hypervisors run directly on the hardware, while Type 2 run on top of an existing operating system.",
  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/hypervisor/"
}

Record 609 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.