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virtual machine
This term describes a computing environment that mimics a physical computer. It is primarily used in technical contexts such as software development, cybersecurity, and cloud computing to provide isolation between the guest operating system and the host hardware.
In professional discourse, it is often contrasted with a container (like Docker), which shares the host's kernel, whereas a virtual machine includes its own full operating system. This distinction is critical for engineers discussing resource overhead and security boundaries.
Meanings
Examples
I need to set up a virtual machine to test this legacy application.
Running the code in a virtual machine prevents it from affecting the host system.
Can you spin up a virtual machine for me on the server?
The security researcher used a virtual machine to analyze the malware safely.
I wonder if this laptop has enough RAM to run a virtual machine smoothly.
Our company migrates most of its workloads to a virtual machine in the cloud.
Just create a new virtual machine and install Ubuntu on it.
The system crashed because the virtual machine consumed all the available memory.