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Virtual Machine

nounid 4611·updated May 9, 2026
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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.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Software that allows a single host to run one or more guest operating systems.
NIST SP 800-1151 senseview framework →
§1
Software that allows a single host to run one or more guest operating systems.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§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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