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virtualize

/ˈvɜː(ɹ)tjuəlaɪz/

virtualize verb: to run a program in virtual storage.

Verb

virtualize (third-person singular simple present virtualizes, present participle virtualizing, simple past and past participle virtualized)

  1. (transitive) To run a program in virtual storage.
  2. (transitive) To simulate (or make virtual) some effect or condition on a computer.
  3. (transitive) To make or conform to a virtual reality.

Forms of virtualize

third-person singular presentvirtualizes
present participlevirtualizing
past participlevirtualized
pastvirtualized
alternative formvirtualise

Origin of virtualize

From virtual + -ize.

Words formed from virtualize

Questions about virtualize

What does virtualize mean?
Virtualize means to run a program in virtual storage.
What part of speech is virtualize?
Virtualize is a verb.
How do you pronounce virtualize?
Virtualize is pronounced /ˈvɜː(ɹ)tjuəlaɪz/.
What is the past tense of virtualize?
The past tense of virtualize is virtualized.

Words near virtualize in the dictionary

  1. virtualities
  2. virtuality
  3. virtualizable
  4. virtualization
  5. virtualizations
  6. virtualize
  7. virtualized
  8. virtualizer
  9. virtualizers
  10. virtualizes
  11. virtualizing

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