Host operating system
Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-001958
1. In a hosted virtualization solution, the OS that the hypervisor runs on top of.
2. The operating system kernel shared by multiple applications within an application virtualization architecture.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CYB-001958 |
|---|---|
| Field | Cybersecurity |
| References | NIST SP 800-125; NIST SP 800-190; NIST CSRC Glossary |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "1. In a hosted virtualization solution, the OS that the hypervisor runs on top of.\n\n2. The operating system kernel shared by multiple applications within an application virtualization architecture.",
"references": [
"NIST SP 800-125",
"NIST SP 800-190",
"NIST CSRC Glossary"
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}
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