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hypervisor

noun

Etymology

Blend of hyper- + supervisor.

  1. derived from supervīsor
  2. inherited from supervisor
  3. compounded as hypervisor — “hyper- + supervisor”

Definitions

  1. A firmware or software system that provides a virtual machine and allows it to operate…

    A firmware or software system that provides a virtual machine and allows it to operate directly on underlying hardware (instead of via emulation), but within specified constraints.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hypervisor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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