noun
Meaning 1
The act of virtualizing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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virtualization
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noun
Meaning 2
Creating a virtual version of common computing hardware at the same abstraction level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
- storage virtualization
- CPU virtualization
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English virtual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English virtualization From virtual + -ization.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: بِيئَة اِفْتِرَاضِيَّة (bīʔa iftirāḍiyya) — act of virtualizing
- Chinese Mandarin: 虛擬化 /虚拟化 (xūnǐhuà) — act of virtualizing
- Danish: virtualisering — act of virtualizing
- German: Virtualisierung — act of virtualizing
- Italian: virtualizzazione — act of virtualizing
- Japanese: 仮想化 (kasō-ka) — act of virtualizing
- Norwegian Bokmål: virtualisering — act of virtualizing
- Swedish: virtualisering — act of virtualizing
- Turkish: sanallaştırma — act of virtualizing
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