Phrase guide

virtual machine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A software emulation of a computer that runs in an isolated partition of a real computer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

A computer system that is implemented in software rather than hardware and that runs bytecode.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 虛擬機 /虚拟机 (xūnǐjī) — Translations
  • Finnish: virtuaalikone — Translations
  • French: machine virtuelle — Translations
  • Galician: máquina virtual — Translations
  • German: virtuelle Maschine — Translations
  • Greek: εικονική μηχανή (eikonikí michaní) — Translations
  • Indonesian: komputer virtual — Translations
  • Indonesian: mesin virtual — Translations
  • Italian: macchina virtuale — Translations
  • Japanese: 仮想マシン (kasō mashin) — Translations
  • Japanese: 仮想機械 (kasō mashin) — Translations
  • Korean: 가상 머신 (gasang meosin) — Translations
  • Lithuanian: virtualioji mašina — Translations
  • Macedonian: виртуелка (virtuelka) — Translations
  • Polish: komputer wirtualny — Translations
  • Polish: maszyna wirtualna — Translations
  • Portuguese: máquina virtual — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: virtualno računalo — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: virtualni stroj — Translations
  • Spanish: máquina virtual — Translations
  • Swedish: virtuell maskin — Translations
  • Turkish: sanal makine — Translations
  • Vietnamese: máy ảo — Translations