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  • V

    virtual

    In computing, the term virtual refers to a digitally replicated version of something real, whether it's a machine, a switch, memory or even reality.

  • virtual appliance

    Considered a software equivalent of a hardware device, a virtual appliance (VA) is a preconfigured software solution.

  • Virtual Machine Disk format (VMDK)

    VMware Virtual Machine Disk format (VMDK) is a format specification for virtual machine (VM) disk image files.

  • Virtual Machine Management Service

    The Virtual Machine Management service, also known as VMMS or vmms.exe, is the main module in the Microsoft Windows operating system for controlling the virtual machines (VMs) on a Hyper-V server.

  • virtual private server (VPS) or virtual dedicated server (VDS)

    A virtual private server (VPS), also called a virtual dedicated server (VDS), is a virtual server that appears to the user as a dedicated server, but that is actually installed on a computer serving multiple websites.

  • virtual switch (vSwitch)

    A virtual switch (vSwitch) is a software program that enables one virtual machine (VM) to communicate with another.

  • virtual to physical (V2P)

    Virtual to physical (V2P) involves transferring or porting a virtual machine (VM) onto a physical machine.

  • virtual to virtual (V2V)

    Virtual to virtual (V2V) refers to the migration of an operating system (OS), application program and data from a virtual machine (VM) or disk partition to another virtual machine or disk partition.

  • virtualization

    Virtualization is the creation of a virtual version of an actual piece of technology, such as an operating system (OS), a server, a storage device or a network resource.

  • VM BIOS (virtual machine basic input/output system)

    A VM BIOS (virtual machine basic input/output system) is the set of instructions that controls the booting process of a VM.

  • What is a virtual hard drive?

    A virtual hard drive file is a container file that acts similar to a physical hard drive.

  • What is a virtual machine (VM) and how does it work?

    A virtual machine (VM) is a virtual emulation of a physical computer.