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What Is Virtualization? Definition | TecnetOne Glossary

Written by Tecnet One | Oct 7, 2026, 4:38:41 PM

Virtualization is the technology that lets a single physical server work as several independent computers, called virtual machines, each with its own operating system. The hypervisor is the software that shares the hardware's resources among them, such as VMware or Hyper-V, and it is the foundation of the modern cloud.

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