Virtual Machine
nounid
4611·updated May 9, 2026verified
Software that allows a single host to run one or more guest operating systems.
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Classifications
Entity Type
System92%rule-basedr:entity.system.compute.v1
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- acronym
- VM
- plural
- Virtual Machines
- possessive
- Virtual Machine's
- pluralpossessive
- Virtual Machines'
Framework definitions
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- A software emulation of a physical computing environment.
- §1
- Software that allows a single host to run one or more guest operating systems.
- §1
- Software that allows a single host to run one or more guest operating systems.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- Software that allows a single host to run one or more guest operating systems.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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