Definitions
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- noun computing A
software and/orfirmware system that provides avirtual machine and allows it to operate directly on underlyinghardware (instead of viaemulation ), but within specified constraints.
Etymologies
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A new version of the free Xen hypervisor is now available to download.
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For example, the SPE could request hashes of regions of the calling hypervisor and use this to detect patching.
root labs rdist 2010
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For example, the SPE could request hashes of regions of the calling hypervisor and use this to detect patching.
root labs rdist Nate Lawson 2010
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There is commoditization pressure, especially for the base-level hypervisor, which is being given away for free by rivals.
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Citrix has gotten out ahead of rival VMware by releasing its bare-metal hypervisor, which is installed directly on desktop hardware, rather than on top of an operating system.
Citrix targets laptop security with new virtualization software 2010
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Desktop virtualization really is virtualizationJust like server virtualization, desktop virtualization relies on a thin layer of software known as a hypervisor, which runs on bare-metal server hardware and provides a platform on which administrators deploy and manage virtual machines.
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With virtualization, a layer of software called a hypervisor emulates the underlying hardware of a server, allowing a system to run multiple operating systems and their associated application programs.
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The technology uses a layer of software called a hypervisor that emulates the underlying hardware, allowing a system to run multiple operating systems and their associated application programs.
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In server systems, which often run at a fraction of capacity, companies such as VMware Inc. use a layer of software called a hypervisor that make it possible to run multiple operating systems and application programs to exploit more of a system's capability.
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The hypervisor is the most basic virtualization component.
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