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hypervisors

hypervisors is the plural of hypervisor.

Meaning of hypervisor

Noun

hypervisor (plural hypervisors)

  1. 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.
    • 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.2011, Edward Whalen, Oracle VM Implementation and Administration Guide, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 17

Phrases with hypervisors

Questions about hypervisors

What is hypervisors the plural of?
Hypervisors is the plural of hypervisor.

Words near hypervisors in the dictionary

  1. hyperviscosity
  2. hyperviscous
  3. hypervisibility
  4. hypervisible
  5. hypervisor
  6. hypervisors
  7. hypervisual
  8. hypervitaminemia
  9. hypervitaminoses
  10. hypervitaminosis
  11. hypervitaminotic

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