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unikernels

unikernels is the plural of unikernel.

Meaning of unikernel

Noun

unikernel (plural unikernels)

  1. (operating systems) A specialised, fixed-purpose machine image which can run directly on hardware or a hypervisor without an operating system such as Linux.
    • The general idea behind unikernel systems is not entirely new, as it builds up on top of the concept of library operating systems such as exokernel or Nemesis.2016, Bartok, David, Walt, Estee van der, Lindemann, Jan, Eschrig, Johannes, Plauth, Max, Proceedings of the Third HPI Cloud Symposium "Operating the Cloud" 2015, Universitätsverlag Potsdam, page 37

Questions about unikernels

What is unikernels the plural of?
Unikernels is the plural of unikernel.

Words near unikernels in the dictionary

  1. unijunction
  2. unijunctions
  3. unikaryotic
  4. unike
  5. unikernel
  6. unikernels
  7. unikes
  8. UNIKOM
  9. unikont
  10. unikonts
  11. unilabiate

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