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Virtual machine

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001318

A software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs its own operating system and applications as if it were a separate, physical machine. A hypervisor, or virtual machine monitor, creates and manages one or more VMs on a single hardware host, allocating resources like CPU, memory, and storage to each. Type 1 hypervisors run directly on the host's hardware, while Type 2 hypervisors run as an application within a conventional host operating system.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001318
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-001318",
  "term": "Virtual machine",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs its own operating system and applications as if it were a separate, physical machine. A hypervisor, or virtual machine monitor, creates and manages one or more VMs on a single hardware host, allocating resources like CPU, memory, and storage to each. Type 1 hypervisors run directly on the host's hardware, while Type 2 hypervisors run as an application within a conventional host operating system.",
  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/virtual-machine/"
}

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