Application virtualization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000189",
  "term": "Application virtualization",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A virtual implementation of the application programming interface (API) that a running application expects to use.\n\n2. A form of virtualization that exposes a single shared operating system kernel to multiple discrete application instances, each of which is kept isolated from all others on the host.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-125",
    "NIST SP 800-190",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/application-virtualization/"
}