virtual machine

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virtual machine

noun virtual machines

  1. A software emulation of a computer that runs in an isolated partition of a real computer.
  2. A computer system that is implemented in software rather than hardware and that runs bytecode.

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Españolmáquina virtual
한국어가상 머신 gasang meosin
日本語仮想マシン kasō mashin, 仮想機械 kasō mashin
中文虛擬機 /虚拟机 xūnǐjī
Portuguêsmáquina virtual
Françaismachine virtuelle
Deutschvirtuelle Maschine
Italianomacchina virtuale
Ελληνικάεικονική μηχανή eikonikí michaní
Tiếng Việtmáy ảo

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@misc{virtual_machine_2026,
  title = {virtual machine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/virtual%20machine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}