Hypervisor

Word HYPERVISOR
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Definitions and meanings of "Hypervisor"

What do we mean by hypervisor?

A firmware or software system that provides a virtual machine and allows it to operate directly on underlying hardware (instead via emulation), but within specified constraints.

A micro-managing supervisor who not only needs to oversee all of your work, but who acts as a hypervisory layer between yourself and the system, preventing you from directly interacting with or deploying to a system for which you are responsible without an additional layer of abstraction (typically themselves). Urban Dictionary

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The word "hypervisor" in example sentences

A new version of the free Xen hypervisor is now available to download. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For example, the SPE could request hashes of regions of the calling hypervisor and use this to detect patching. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There is commoditization pressure, especially for the base-level hypervisor, which is being given away for free by rivals. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This layer, known as the hypervisor, enables multiple virtual computers to run on a single box - enabling a level of flexibility that many organisations appreciate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cirrus Tech's Xen VPS hosting plans are based on the Xen hypervisor, which is a powerful, efficient, and secure technology for virtualization. ❋ Press Guy (2010)

Microsoft has its own hypervisor, which is included with Windows Server 2008. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The hypervisor is the most basic virtualization component. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Technically known as a hypervisor, VirtualBox allows users to create virtualized instances of operating systems running on top of their existing OS. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The hypervisor is a piece of software, in many cases, unless integrated directly with the host platform (see the next section). ❋ Unknown (2010)

It uses an application (called a hypervisor, specifically a "type 2" hypervisor but don't get hung up about it) that simulates, in software, a physical PC. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My hypervisor won't give me access to production to test the issue. [He wants me] to talk him through it on a [Webex] while he uses *his* Admin account in production. It's so [inefficient]! ❋ ProfessorTim (2018)

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