In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization or emulation of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and...
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A Java virtual machine (JVM) is a virtual machine that enables a computer to run Java programs as well as programs written in other languages that are...
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designing. Virtual machining system can be used in process planning of machining operations by considering the most suitable steps of machining operations...
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In computer security, virtual machine escape (VM escape) is the process of a program breaking out of the virtual machine (VM) on which it is running and...
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virtualization (abbreviated v12n) is a series of technologies that allows dividing of physical computing resources into a series of virtual machines,...
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A system virtual machine (also called SysVM) is a virtual machine (VM) that provides a complete system platform and supports the execution of a complete...
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Hypervisor (redirect from Virtual machine monitor)
as a virtual machine monitor (VMM) or virtualizer, is a type of computer software, firmware or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines. A computer...
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Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a free and open-source virtualization module in the Linux kernel that allows the kernel to function as a hypervisor...
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HHVM (redirect from HipHop Virtual Machine)
HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM) is an open-source virtual machine based on just-in-time (JIT) compilation that serves as an execution engine for the Hack...
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Platform virtualization software, specifically emulators and hypervisors, are software packages that emulate the whole physical computer machine, often...
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A virtual private server (VPS) or virtual dedicated server (VDS) is a virtual machine sold as a service by an Internet hosting company. A virtual private...
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Ethereum (redirect from Ethereum Virtual Machine)
officer, in the Ethereum Yellow Paper that specified the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Subsequently, a Swiss non-profit foundation, the Ethereum Foundation...
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deployment and management of virtual machines and containers. It is based on a modified Ubuntu LTS kernel. Two types of virtualization are supported: container-based...
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Java Virtual Machine Tool Interface (JVMTI, or more properly, JVM TI) was introduced in J2SE 5.0 (Tiger). This interface allows a program to inspect the...
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BEAM is the virtual machine at the core of the Erlang Open Telecom Platform (OTP). BEAM is part of the Erlang Run-Time System (ERTS), which compiles Erlang...
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Application virtualization software refers to both application virtual machines and software responsible for implementing them. Application virtual machines are...
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In computing, virtual machine introspection (VMI) is a technique "for monitoring the runtime state of a system-level virtual machine (VM)", which is helpful...
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x86 virtualization is the use of hardware-assisted virtualization capabilities on an x86/x86-64 CPU. In the late 1990s x86 virtualization was achieved...
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LLVM (redirect from Low level virtual machine)
over multiple passes. The name LLVM originally stood for Low Level Virtual Machine. However, the project has since expanded, and the name is no longer...
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Virtualization Format (OVF) is an open standard for packaging and distributing virtual appliances or, more generally, software to be run in virtual machines...
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The Perl virtual machine is a stack-based process virtual machine implemented as an opcodes interpreter which runs previously compiled programs written...
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VMware (redirect from Virtual Machine Disk Format)
and virtualization technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. VMware was the first commercially successful company to virtualize the x86...
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Comparison of virtual machines may refer to: Comparison of platform virtualization software Comparison of application virtual machines In this list platform...
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HotSpot, released as Java HotSpot Performance Engine, is a Java virtual machine for desktop and server computers, developed by Sun Microsystems which...
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Oracle VirtualBox (formerly Sun VirtualBox, Sun xVM VirtualBox and InnoTek VirtualBox) is a hosted hypervisor for x86 virtualization developed by Oracle...
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Parrot is a discontinued register-based process virtual machine designed to run dynamic languages efficiently. It is possible to compile Parrot assembly...
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Virt-manager (redirect from Virtual Machine Manager)
virt-manager is a desktop virtual machine monitor primarily developed by Red Hat. Virt-manager allows users to: create, edit, start and stop VMs view...
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Virtual DOS machines (VDM) refer to a technology that allows running 16-bit/32-bit DOS and 16-bit Windows programs when there is already another operating...
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VHD (file format) (redirect from Virtual Hard Disk)
VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) and its successor VHDX are file formats representing a virtual hard disk drive (HDD). They may contain what is found on a physical...
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This article provides non-exhaustive lists of Java SE Java virtual machines (JVMs). It does not include every Java ME vendor. Note that Jakarta EE runs...
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