virtualize

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/ˈvɜː(ɹ)tjuəlaɪz//ˈvɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃuəlaɪz/

verb

To run a program in virtual storage.

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Meanings

verbvirtualize (third-person singular simple present virtualizes, present participle virtualizing, simple past and past participle virtualized)

present singular third person virtualizes · participle present virtualizing · participle past virtualized · past virtualized · alternative virtualise

  1. transitivecomputingTo run a program in virtual storage.
  2. transitivecomputingTo simulate (or make virtual) some effect or condition on a computer.
  3. transitiveartTo make or conform to a virtual reality.

Origin

From virtual + -ize.

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Translations

Dutch virtualiseren
  • virtualiserenrun a program in virtual storage
Finnish virtualisoida
  • virtualisoidarun a program in virtual storage
German virtualisieren
  • virtualisierenrun a program in virtual storage
Turkish sanallaştırmak
  • sanallaştırmakrun a program in virtual storage
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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