VM
noun[C]
computingspecializeduk/ˌviːˈem/us/ˌviːˈem/abbreviationforvirtualmachine: acomputersystemthat iscreatedbysoftwareon onecomputertocopytheoperationsperformedby aseparatecomputer:
Themachinecodeis taken from the VM andtranslatedblockbyblocktoconformto thearchitectureof thehostcomputer.
- BecauseyourVM is a fully-functioningcomputer, it can alsoaccessanyrealnetworkshares.
- Developers are alwaysconcernedabout VMs gettingcorrupted.
- If a researcher'sentireexperimentalsetup ispackagedup in a VM, itbecomeseasytoreplicatetheirwork.
- I usuallyfinditeasiertocreatea new VM and thencopythesettingsover.
Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- beamer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- card reader
- data projector
- gamepad
- graphics card
- hard drive
- optical reader
- optically
- palmtop
- parallel port
- patch
- patch intosomething
- pen drive
- plug and play
- printer
- whiteboard
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