paravirtual

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adjective

approximately virtual (in terms of paravirtualization)

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Meanings

adjectiveparavirtual (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingapproximately virtual (in terms of paravirtualization)

    Compared to the best-known paravirtualization interfaces, our paravirtual interface supports up to 2x higher throughput, and is closer in performance to device passthrough.

    2015, Piyus Kedia, Sorav Bansal, “A Software-only Mechanism for Device Passthrough and Sharing”, in arXiv

Origin

From para- + virtual.

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APA

paravirtual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paravirtual

MLA

“paravirtual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paravirtual. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paravirtual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paravirtual.

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