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hypercall

hypercall noun: a syscall made by a guest operating system to the underlying hypervisor, rather than executing instructions that the hypervisor simulates.

Noun

hypercall (plural hypercalls)

  1. A syscall made by a guest operating system to the underlying hypervisor, rather than executing instructions that the hypervisor simulates.

Forms of hypercall

pluralhypercalls

Origin of hypercall

hyper- + call

Questions about hypercall

What does hypercall mean?
Hypercall means a syscall made by a guest operating system to the underlying hypervisor, rather than executing instructions that the hypervisor simulates.
What part of speech is hypercall?
Hypercall is a noun.
What is the plural of hypercall?
The plural of hypercall is hypercalls.

Words near hypercall in the dictionary

  1. hypercalciurias
  2. hypercalciuric
  3. hypercalculated
  4. hypercalculia
  5. hypercalcuria
  6. hypercall
  7. hypercalls
  8. hypercaloric
  9. hypercalorific
  10. hypercalprotectinemia
  11. hypercane

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