hypervisor
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English
Etymology
Blend of hyper- + supervisor.
Pronunciation
Noun
hypervisor (plural hypervisors)
- (computing) A firmware or software system that provides a virtual machine and allows it to operate directly on underlying hardware (instead of via emulation), but within specified constraints.
- Synonym: virtual machine monitor
- 2011, Edward Whalen, Oracle VM Implementation and Administration Guide, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 17:
- The hypervisor is the component that translates the virtual machines into the underlying hardware. There are two types of hypervisors: The type 1 hypervisor runs directly on the host hardware; the type 2 or hosted hypervisor runs in software.
Derived terms
Translations
system that provides a virtual machine
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Further reading
hypervisor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
