memory ballooning

noun

A technique used to eliminate the need to overcommit host memory used by virtual machines by letting each VM effectively "give back" unused pages of virtual memory.

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Meanings

nounmemory ballooning (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA technique used to eliminate the need to overcommit host memory used by virtual machines by letting each VM effectively "give back" unused pages of virtual memory.
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