VM

Definitions

A virtual machine; a software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs an operating system and applications.

A virtual memory system; a technique that allows a computer to compensate for physical memory shortages by temporarily transferring data from random access memory to disk storage.

Examples

I need to spin up a new VM to test the latest software update.

The server administrator migrated the legacy application to a cloud-based VM.

Synonyms

virtual machine emulated system guest OS virtual environment instance virtualized server container

Antonyms

physical machine bare metal hardware physical server host machine dedicated server physical computer