virtualization

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noun

The act of virtualizing.

“CPU virtualization”

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Meanings

nounvirtualization (plural virtualizations)

plural virtualizations · alternative virtualisation

  1. The act of virtualizing.
  2. computingCreating a virtual version of common computing hardware at the same abstraction level.

    CPU virtualization

    1 more example

    storage virtualization

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
OS-level virtualization

Origin

From virtual + -ization.

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Translations

Arabic بِيئَة اِفْتِرَاضِيَّة
  • بِيئَة اِفْتِرَاضِيَّة (bīʔa iftirāḍiyya)act of virtualizing
Chinese Mandarin 虛擬化 /虚拟化
  • 虛擬化 /虚拟化 (xūnǐhuà)act of virtualizing
Danish virtualisering
  • virtualiseringact of virtualizing
German Virtualisierung
  • Virtualisierungact of virtualizing
Italian virtualizzazione
  • virtualizzazioneact of virtualizing
Japanese 仮想化
  • 仮想化 (kasō-ka)act of virtualizing
Norwegian Bokmål virtualisering
  • virtualiseringact of virtualizing
Swedish virtualisering
  • virtualiseringact of virtualizing
Turkish sanallaştırma
  • sanallaştırmaact of virtualizing
Cite this entry
APA

virtualization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtualization

MLA

“virtualization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtualization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virtualization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtualization.

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