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2. Virtual machine - Wikipedia

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   e. In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization or emulation of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and provide the functionality of a physical computer. Their implementations may involve specialized hardware, software, or a combination of the two. Virtual machines differ and are organized by ...

3. Virtualization - Wikipedia

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   Virtualization. In computing, virtualization (v12n) is a series of technologies that allows dividing of physical computing resources into a series of virtual machines, operating systems, processes or containers. [1] Virtualization began in the 1960s with IBM CP/CMS. [1] The control program CP provided each user with a simulated stand-alone ...

4. VM (operating system) - Wikipedia

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   VM/ESA (1990) z/VM (2000) TPF line. UNIX and Unix-like. v. t. e. The default login screen on VM/370 Release 6. VM (often: VM/CMS) is a family of IBM virtual machine operating systems used on IBM mainframes System/370, System/390, zSeries, System z and compatible systems, including the Hercules emulator for personal computers.

5. VirtualBox - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.virtualbox.org. VirtualBox logo from 2010-2024. Oracle VirtualBox (formerly Sun VirtualBox, Sun xVM VirtualBox and InnoTek VirtualBox) is a hosted hypervisor for x86 virtualization developed by Oracle Corporation. VirtualBox was originally created by InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2008, which ...

6. Hyper-V - Wikipedia

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   Part of Windows: Hyper-V is an optional component of Windows Server 2008 and later. It is also available in x64 SKUs of Pro and Enterprise editions of Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11. Hyper-V Server: It is a freeware edition of Windows Server with limited functionality and Hyper-V component.

7. Hardware virtualization - Wikipedia

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   Hardware virtualization is the virtualization of computers as complete hardware platforms, certain logical abstractions of their componentry, or only the functionality required to run various operating systems. Virtualization emulates the hardware environment of its host architecture, allowing multiple OSes to run unmodified and in isolation.

8. QEMU - Wikipedia

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   QEMU (Quick Emulator [ 3 ]) is a free and open-source emulator. It emulates a computer's processor through dynamic binary translation and provides a set of different hardware and device models for the machine, enabling it to run a variety of guest operating systems. It can interoperate with Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) to run virtual ...

9. Comparison of platform virtualization software - Wikipedia

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   Platform virtualization software, specifically emulators and hypervisors, are software packages that emulate the whole physical computer machine, often providing multiple virtual machines on one physical platform. The table below compares basic information about platform virtualization hypervisors.