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Virtual machines

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Definition

A Virtual Machine, abbreviated VM, is an isolated operating system, installed within an operating system on a host computer. Virtual Machines work through hardware virtualization. The original definition of a virtual machine is "An efficient, isolated duplicate of a real machine"

Virtualization Tools

  • VirtualBox
  • Qemu
  • VMWare